Georges St-Pierre snubs Conor McGregor as icon names Royce Gracie, Jon Jones and Khabib in UFC GOAT debate
GEORGES ST-PIERRE had no room for Conor McGregor in a discussion over the UFC’s greatest of all time.
The retired Canadian is himself regarded as one of the best MMA fighters in history.
In an interview with TMZ Sport in 2020, St-Pierre named UFC 1 champion Royce Gracie as his GOAT, and singled out Jon Jones and Khabib Nurmagomedov as the best fighters from the modern-era.
He said: “Royce Gracie is the one that really changed the sport.
“[He] changed the entire belief system of what a real fight is.”
Gracie famously won three fights in a row at UFC 1 – and went on to triumph at UFC 2 and UFC 4 as well.
He also popularised Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu which revolutionised the sport.
McGregor himself waded into the UFC GOAT debate by ranking Anderson Silva as his No.1, himself as No.2 “if not tied No.1” and St-Pierre in third but “far behind” the Irishman.
However, the Dubliner claimed he would be the undisputed GOAT by the end of his career.
Since then, McGregor has fought twice and lost to Dustin Poirier both times.
There was no mention of McGregor from St-Pierre however, as the 41-year-old singled out Jones and Khabib as the best fighters from the modern-era.
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“Jon Jones is there, Jon Jones I believe right now is the best guy,” he said.
“There’s also Khabib that could be there, there’s a lot of guys.
“But we should never forget about the guys who were there before us.
“They paved the way for us.”