Former two-weight UFC champion, Georges St-Pierre has claimed if he would have accepted a suggestion to combat Octagon alum, Nate Diaz throughout their respective tenures with the promotion, it could be considered as a “bully” by many critics and followers alike.
St-Pierre, a former undisputed middleweight champion and embellished welterweight titleholder, known as time on his illustrious combined martial arts profession again in 2019 formally, having snapped a prolonged hiatus again in 2017 in a middleweight title cost.
And touchdown his second Octagon crown, Canadian fan-favorite, St-Pierre headlined UFC 217 in New York at Madison Sq. Backyard, defeating then-champion, Michael Bisping with an eventual third spherical rear-naked choke.
Linked with a bunch of fights within the fast aftermath of his title success a division increased, St-Pierre vacated the crown following an prolonged battle with ulcerative colitis, with a title unification pairing in opposition to then-interim gold holder, Robert Whittaker looming.
Georges St-Pierre displays on failed combat with Nate Diaz after UFC return
In addition to a pairing with the Aussie, a possible combat with welterweight kingpin, Tyron Woodley was focused, and even a showdown with then-Octagon star, Diaz — one by which St-Pierre admitted he had zero curiosity in taking.
“I thought-about it,” Georges St-Pierre stated of a combat with Nate Diaz throughout an look on The Joe Rogan Expertise. Nonetheless, I analyzed it, I talked with my coach, Firas Zahabi, and all people, we had been all on the identical web page on that — it’s not value it.
“If you happen to put your self in my sneakers, there’s nothing good that may come out of it, anticipate cash,” Georges St-Pierre defined. “However that isn’t the one factor that drives me. He’s a giant man; he’s about the identical measurement as me. However as a result of I competed at 170 [pounds] for many of my profession, it could make me look dangerous; it could make me appear like a bully., And that is if I win decisively. For instance, if I win in a warfare and it’s back-and-forth, individuals would say, ‘He sucked,’ If i lose, overlook it, for my legacy, that is the tip of the world.”