{"id":291853,"date":"2023-09-09T00:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T00:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291853"},"modified":"2023-09-09T00:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T00:34:04","slug":"khabibs-team-deny-claim-he-demanded-5m-to-fight-georges-st-pierre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/mma\/khabibs-team-deny-claim-he-demanded-5m-to-fight-georges-st-pierre\/","title":{"rendered":"Khabib&apos;s team DENY claim he demanded \u00a35M to fight Georges St-Pierre"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Khabib Nurmagomedov&#8217;s team DENY claims that the Russian demanded \u00a34MILLION to fight UFC legend Georges St-Pierre in a grappling match<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reports had suggested that Khabib demanded the lucrative sum for the fight\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>However, representatives of the former UFC champion have denied the claims\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Both fighters cemented an impressive UFC legacy before respectively retiring\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Khabib Nurmagomedov&#8217;s team have denied claims that the Russian star demanded $5million (\u00a34m) to fight UFC legend Georges St-Pierre.<\/p>\n<p>Both Nurmagomedov and St-Pierre forged impressive legacies within the UFC and have both, in recent times, been suggested as the &#8216;GOAT&#8217; of the organisation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, while fans have sung the praises of the Russian and Canadian stars, many have wondered how a potential fight between the two would&#8217;ve played out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, according to\u00a0BJJ star Craig Jones who recently appeared on the\u00a0El Segundo podcast, Nurmagomedov was open to a potential bout but demanded a staggering fee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I remember I was with the (UFC) Fight Pass guys and they were trying to ask me for opponents for GSP, for ideas, and I had no idea who (it) would be,&#8217; Jones said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/00\/75233585-12497999-image-a-17_1694214599287.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Khabib Nurmagomedov&#8217;s (pictured) team have denied claims that the Russian mixed martial arts star demanded \u00a34million ($5m) to face Georges St-Pierre in a grappling match<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/00\/75233601-12497999-image-a-18_1694214601000.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>St-Pierre (pictured) is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial arts stars ever<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They asked me in the moment, I was like &#8216;I dunno\u2026&#8217; but I remember obviously I said Khabib. I think they said Khabib wanted $5million (\u00a34m) to do the grappling match&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the wake of those comments,\u00a0Nurmagomedov&#8217;s manager Rizvan Magomedov admitted that negotiations did take place but they never reached discussions on price.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Where did Craig Jones get the figure of about 5 million?&#8217; said via Russian news outlet TASS. &#8216;Maybe his grandmother whispered these numbers to him. It looks funny.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They proposed to hold a fight, but the conversation didn&#8217;t even reach the amounts,&#8217; he continued. &#8216;They didn&#8217;t even discuss, they didn&#8217;t ask what amount and price. They asked if there was a desire or not. Then it was all over.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Both fighters have previously hinted at the possibility that a bout between them could be arranged but, unfortunately for fans, it&#8217;s never materialised.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Nurmagomedov called an end to his professional mixed martial arts career back in 2020, he admitted that &#8216;GSP&#8217; was the only fighter who could tempt him to return.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, St-Pierre hasn\u2019t fought inside the MMA cage since 2017 and a return to combat sports seems unlikely for the Canadian.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/00\/75233735-12497999-image-a-28_1694215078749.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nurmagomedov has not stepped foot inside the octagon since his retirement in 2020<\/p>\n<p>Prior to retiring, Khabib boasted an impressive 30-0 record in MMA and was the reigning UFC lightweight champion when he opted to hang up his gloves.<\/p>\n<p>GSP, on the other hand, was a UFC champion in two weight divisions after success in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His run as the welterweight champion began in 2007 and ran until he eventually vacated the title in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Four years after that, St-Pierre made his return to the octagon and faced British star Michael Bisping &#8211; who he managed to submit in the third round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12497999\/Khabib-Nurmagomedovs-team-DENY-claims-Russian-demanded-4MILLION-fight-UFC-legend-Georges-St-Pierre-grappling-match.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khabib Nurmagomedov&#8217;s team DENY claims that the Russian demanded \u00a34MILLION to fight UFC legend Georges St-Pierre in a grappling match <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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