Talking to the media at UFC Apex leading up to the Las Vegas event on Saturday night, Usman opened up about a potential fight with St-Pierre, who is possibly the greatest Welterweight of all times having defended his title for a record nine times.
MMA Junkie reported on it.
Kamaru Usman looks forward to a fight with St-Pierre
Usman is doing well for himself, having successfully defended his 170 pounds belt for the first time against Colby Covington at UFC 245. But it is the idea of a fight against someone special like St-Pierre that really keeps him motivated and at the peak of his game.
St-Pierre not only has quite a record of nine title defenses, but he has also won almost every bout of his decade-long career except two. He made it a point to avenge those two losses against Matt Hughes and Matt Serra soon afterward.
St-Pierre broke his initial hiatus for a fight with Michael Bisping in 2017, which he won via rear-naked choke submission. Usman is hopeful that the 38-year-old Canadian can pull off something like that once again so that he can get his chance at a fight with the veteran.
UFC 246 can be watched live and exclusively in India on Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 HD in English and on Sony Ten 3 and Ten 3 HD in Hindi at 8:30 AM on 19th January 2020.
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