![]() ![]() St-Pierre himself even considers Usman to be the top pound-for-pound fighter in the game today. He haunts the lightweight division because everyone is like, ‘Oh, Khabib’s the champ,’ you know?”Īs Usman’s title reign continues, comparisons to St-Pierre’s run have become more frequent. ![]() When Robbie Lawler was champ, Georges haunted the division, because everyone knew the champ never lost his belt and he was just kind of floating out there, still training – you could tell he was still working out, and he was just kind of out there.” When Tyron Woodley was champ, he haunted the division. “Georges is the shadow that haunts the division,” Usman said on a recent episode of the Full Send Podcast. While UFC president Dana White isn’t keen on any more fantasy crossover matches between UFC fighters and top-level boxers, there is one name within the MMA world that is always of high interest. During UFC 268 fight week before his rematch with Colby Covington, that he would go on to win by unanimous decision, Usman talked about wanting to step inside the boxing ring to face its biggest star in Canelo Alvarez. Usman (19-1 MMA, 14-0 UFC) is on the heels of the fifth defense of his welterweight title and has expressed interest in wanting to take on big fights. UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman wants to face former two-division champion and UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre, but doesn’t believe the fight will ever happen. ![]()
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