mo4ch:>'Khabib wanted it, I wanted it': Georges St-Pierre details breakdown of Nurmagomedov superfight | Mo4ch News

At a press conference where he officially announced his retirement on Thursday, UFC legend Georges St-Pierre said that both he and Khabib Nurmagomedov had been keen on facing one another before the UFC nixed the idea.St-Pierre called time on a career which saw him raise gold in two separate UFC weight classes, at the press event in Montreal's Bell Center on Thursday, but revealed that he had contemplated extending his stay in the sport if he could arrange a bout with UFC lightweight champion Nurmagomedov.The UFC, however, weren't so keen on the plan which led to 'GSP' formally announcing his retirement.Also on rt.com'There's no tears': UFC legend Georges St-Pierre formally announces MMA retirement"Khabib wanted it, I wanted it, but the UFC had other plans," St-Pierre said of the proposed fight, adding that the organization tried to tempt him into signing a new multi-fight deal.The potential showdown with the undefeated Nurmagomedov was, St-Pierre …