News GSP Responds to Usman's callout

[dc007]

TBH I think he is content with his life and is not very confident that he could win. Otherwise, he would fight, because fighters in this era make a lot more money.

He knows it would tarnish his legacy to fight Khabib or Kamaru now, so that's probably more important to him, but to say he hasn't been entertaining a fight with Khabib at 170 publically would be a lie.

Beating Kamaru would be better for his legacy at WW and earn him another title.

Oh I think he would entertain Khabib at 170 just not Usman. Usman doesn't have the aura yet but over all he seems happy to be home and retired. Even his last interview about Khabib sounded like he didn't even want to cut to 170 though. He'd do an open weight I believe which is pretty much the same weight as each other. Basically it's gonna take a lot to get him in the cage again.

 

[Cat Biscuits]

Because he doesn't want these new guns leeching off of his name? Lmao build your own legacy instead of trying to leech off of retired goats

Exactly.

Also, Usman isn't the GOAT, and has way more work to do to ever compare to GSP. I'm not even a huge GSP fan, but fans today are stupid to call Usman GOAT.

 

[hbombfromhell]

Oh I think he would entertain Khabib at 170 just not Usman. Usman doesn't have the aura yet but over all he seems happy to be home and retired. Even his last interview about Khabib sounded like he didn't even want to cut to 170 though. He'd do an open weight I believe which is pretty much the same weight as each other. Basically it's gonna take a lot to get him in the cage again.

He could be doing this to keep his name in the news as well. Say Khabib takes him up on his weight stipulations, there's no guarantee GSP takes that fight. He played a lot of cat and mouse with Anderson remember but ultimately never took the fight.

There may have been a time he felt he could beat Khabib but after watching the Gaethje fight I bet he's not so sure.

 

[Gio]

TBH I think he is content with his life and is not very confident that he could win. Otherwise, he would fight, because fighters in this era make a lot more money.

He knows it would tarnish his legacy to fight Khabib or Kamaru now, so that's probably more important to him, but to say he hasn't been entertaining a fight with Khabib at 170 publically would be a lie.

Beating Kamaru would be better for his legacy at WW and earn him another title.

You just don't get it do you? He has moved on from fighting for 3 years. He is done with winning fights and titles. And he is letting other great fighters create a legacy for their own. He is pursuing a fight with Khabib since 2018 for his last legacy fight but to quote GSP, "the UFC refused coz they had other plans for Khabib and not wanting to risk him losing to an old guy who will eventually retire after."

Plus what does he get if beats a guy below his division really when he already has a belt in a higher division? It's not much of a big accomplishment realistically and he will just get criticized for fighting the 'little guy' than moving up, which he has already done. Especially that he's above Khabib when it comes to P4P GOAT status, why should he chase for a fight with him? It should be the other way around. Why wouldn't Khabib fight at 170?

And GSP has 13 WW belts. If Usman also had 13 belts and is on the verge on breaking GSP's record for # of belts, that would be a good case for GSP to return and fight him. Right now, Woodley still has more belts than Usman. What you're saying that it's better for his legacy and earn him another title just don't make sense and truthfully illogical. Have some grasp at reality.

 

[MMAElite4]

GSP has 0 chance to beat Usman now. GSP couldn't beat matt serra again lmfao

 

[clutchCAT420]

I think he is saying this cause he knows Usman is a bigger threat, lets be honest here. People like to hype up Khabib, yeah he is great but fighting Usman is another another level due to the size. Usman is pretty damn big. Also he is kind of right in a way since he will likely be making double or triple fighting Habibi over Usman.

Then why doesnt usman fight mw champ or mw? Lets be honest usman sucks and is nowhere near GSP, the Goats level. Deal with it

 

[Gio]

He could be doing this to keep his name in the news as well. Say Khabib takes him up on his weight stipulations, there's no guarantee GSP takes that fight. He played a lot of cat and mouse with Anderson remember but ultimately never took the fight.

There may have been a time he felt he could beat Khabib but after watching the Gaethje fight I bet he's not so sure.

You're exposed already of putting words in GSP's mouth so sherbros apparently know how delusional you are. Again the Khabib/GSP fight ship has sailed. And it's good that the Silva fight didn't happen in hindsight coz Silva was busted for PEDs later, and the fight won't be at an even playing field that time

He certainly didn't felt that he is sure of beating Khabib, but the UFC felt it in 2018, that's why they refused to make it happen.

 

[hbombfromhell]

You just don't get it do you? He has moved on from fighting for 3 years. He is done with winning fights and titles. And he is letting other great fighters create a legacy for their own. He is pursuing a fight with Khabib since 2018 for his last legacy fight but to quote GSP, "the UFC refused coz they had other plans for Khabib and not wanting to risk him losing to an old guy who will eventually retire after."

Plus what does he get if beats a guy below his division really when he already has a belt in a higher division? It's not much of a big accomplishment realistically and he will just get criticized for fighting the 'little guy' than moving up, which he has already done. Especially that he's above Khabib when it comes to P4P GOAT status, why should he chase for a fight with him? It should be the other way around. Why wouldn't Khabib fight at 170?

And GSP has 13 WW belts. If Usman also had 13 belts and is on the verge on breaking GSP's record for # of belts, that would be a good case for GSP to return and fight him. Right now, Woodley still has more belts than Usman. What you're saying that it's better for his legacy and earn him another title just don't make sense and truthfully illogical. Have some grasp at reality.

Things have changed since then bro.

Like Dana saying he'd do the Khabib and GSP fight now.

https://www.sportsjoe.ie/mma/dana-white-khabib-announcement-georges-st-pierre-223147
"If, tomorrow night, Khabib tells me, 'I'll come back but the only fight I'll do is Georges St-Pierre', it looks like I'll have to get to work

 

[1pedestrian]

GSP is retired, almost 40, has 1 fight in 8 years, and the best fighters in the world continue to call him out lol.

because he's GOAT

 

[Gio]

Things have changed since then bro.

Like Dana saying he'd do the Khabib and GSP fight now.

Yeah things change and GSP got more older and got more way past his prime. You think he's on his right mind to take it now? He certainly don't regret it now with how cemented his legacy is. Things change and you should move on.

 

[Gio]

GSP has 0 chance to beat Usman now. GSP couldn't beat matt serra again lmfao

Where were you when the rematch happened?

 

[hbombfromhell]

Yeah things change and GSP got more older and got more way past his prime. You think he's on his right mind to take it now? He certainly don't regret it now with how cemented his legacy is. Things change and you should move on.

I think his legacy as an alltime great is cemented but I don't think his goat legacy is all that cemented. A lot of the mainstream are already saying Khabib and Usman have passed him, and in certain categories they have:

Less Losses (0 in Khabib's case), More dominance, More finishes in Title Fights, Exciting Fights, Kamaru just passed GSP's winning streak record. The fact that Khabib didn't get a title shot until his tenth UFC fight and GSP did in his second.

And of course for the people who don't care about PED's they have Jones as GOAT.

To say title defences alone make GSP the GOAT is ridiculous. There are a lot of things to look at.

 

[MMAElite4]

Where were you when the rematch happened?

he ducked the trilogy match and is still ducking it now. at least matt serra didn't tap lmfao.

 

[Gio]

https://www.sportsjoe.ie/mma/dana-white-khabib-announcement-georges-st-pierre-223147
"If, tomorrow night, Khabib tells me, 'I'll come back but the only fight I'll do is Georges St-Pierre', it looks like I'll have to get to work

Irrelevant. He doesn't control each fighter's will. You think GSP's on his right mind to take it now that he's way more older and way more past his prime? Shame on Dana

 

[cheesus]

Usman and Khabib can achieve greatness without fighting a 40 year old GSP, I don't know what they think they get out of it....they want to take the easy route.

 

[Hurricane Brad]

Beating Usman doesn't do much for GSP since he is already WW goat, whereas a loss would give Usman much more leverage to surpass him as WW goat. The risk/reward ratio is terrible for GSP in this hypothetical match-up. It makes much more sense for GSP to take one-off superfights for big money against fighters who are not WW contenders or champions, if he were to fight again at all.

 

[hbombfromhell]

Beating Usman doesn't do much for GSP since he is already WW goat, whereas a loss would give Usman much more leverage to surpass him as WW goat. The risk/reward ratio is terrible for GSP in this hypothetical match-up. It makes much more sense for GSP to take one-off superfights for big money against fighters who are not WW contenders or champions, if he were to fight again at all.

I look at like this.

IF he could beat Kamaru, that would probably solidify him as the all time GOAT. That would mean he beat the dominant fighter of his division from the following generation like Ali beating Foreman, which is what cemented Ali next to Sugar Ray Robinson.

The problem is there is very little chance he'd win so it becomes a dumb fight.

 

[clackers]

Usman should call out Khabib , Khabib only just retired. Usman says he wouldn't fight Khabib but he fought his ex training partner and friend Gilbert and they tried to kill eachother. The fight to make right now is Khabib vs Usman.

That is the fight to cement some legacy for Usman and Khabib.

Oh but wait call out a guy who is actually retired for years now and nearlly 40. Even if GSP did come back and beat Usman it wouldn't do much more for his legacy. The GOAT discussion wouldn't change much as he is already considered the GOAT by many , he would just vacate the belt and leave the division in a mess.

 

[Gio]

I think his legacy as an alltime great is cemented but I don't think his goat legacy is all that cemented. A lot of the mainstream are already saying Khabib and Usman have passed him, and in certain categories they have:

Less Losses (0 in Khabib's case), More dominance, More finishes in Title Fights, Exciting Fights, Kamaru just passed GSP's winning streak record. The fact that Khabib didn't a title shot until his tenth UFC fight and GSP did in his second.

To say title defences alone make GSP the GOAT is ridiculous. There are a lot of things to look at.

I get it that you're disappointed and seems in denial that Khabib retired way too early and his career won't progress anymore. You wish he could've done more to elevate his status. So you gather all these little attributes you can gather and make it seem bigger and remarkable and that he's the GOAT. GSP's greatness is not on titles alone, but if you look in any other sport, boxing, etc. you can't deny that title defenses is the biggest sign of dominance, the ability to keep the belt for years and years, and the fact that he retired on top of his game unlike any other great fighters.

Khabib is the LW GOAT and I wished he at least broke the record for most title defenses at LW before he retired, and Usman as the active fighter definitely has a shot to surpass GSP (as GSP himself said that there will always be another great fighter that comes along).

 

[Hurricane Brad]

I look at like this.

IF he could beat Kamaru, that would probably solidify him as the all time GOAT. That would mean he beat the dominant fighter of his division from the following generation like Ali beating Foreman, which is what cemented Ali next to Sugar Ray Robinson.

The problem is there is very little chance he'd win so it becomes a dumb fight.

If Usman was close to matching GSP's number of title defenses it might make sense to do the fight if GSP figured he was still close to the top of his game, but as it is it's too risky IMO.