— Below the Belt with Brendan Schaub (@btbshowtime) May 10, 2018
“Well, the rumor going around is that it’s going to be Nate Diaz vs GSP [Georges St-Pierre] in Los Angeles. I don’t think so. From what I hear, GSP doesn’t want that Nate Diaz fight. For him to make 155 [pounds], which him and Nate Diaz would fight at in Los Angeles, it’s too much of a cut.
What he wants to do is wait and fight the winner of Conor [McGregor] – Khabib [Nurmagomedov] which is happening in September. So that would put GSP’s fight line right around December. He’s not making 155 for Nate Diaz.
[Conor vs Khabib in September] That’s what i’m hearin’! I don’t work for the UFC though, I don’t know, I hope…or maybe it’s just wishful thinking…maybe I know…!”
Regardless of whether or not the former UFC heavyweight contender, Schaub ends up being right, St-Pierre could still fight Diaz either way. But just as recently as March, St-Pierre stated in an interview that he has no interest in fighting Diaz as he believes it wouldn’t be worth the risk for his legacy.
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