Georges St-Pierre has admitted that he can see the case that fellow MMA legend Demetrious Johnson made around why one UFC star should walk away from the game.
Demetrious Johnson, who’s widely thought to be among the finest MMA fighters of all time, took to his YouTube channel within the aftermath of UFC Freedom 250 this month.
The 39-year-old UFC legend insisted that he felt that Justin Gaethje should consider retirement after the MMA fighter’s sensational win over Ilia Topuria in Washington.
Justin Gaethje was crowned the UFC lightweight champion after a corner stoppage within the fourth round led to Ilia Topuria suffering his first profession defeat.
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Georges St-Pierre thinks Demetrious Johnson couldn’t have been more right about Justin Gaethje’s current position
The UFC lightweight title had eluded Justin Gaethje before he defied the percentages and overcame the once-undefeated Ilia Topuria in UFC White House’s co-main event.
Gaethje was the interim lightweight champion going into UFC Freedom 250 after he defeated Paddy Pimblett by unanimous decision at UFC 324 in Las Vegas in January.
The 37-year-old American’s quest for the UFC lightweight title had previously seen him fall short to Charles Oliveira and MMA legend Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Speaking on The Break Talk’s YouTube channel, Georges St-Pierre admitted that Demetrious Johnson was right about Gaethje having nothing left to prove now.
“He’s the form of guy that works really hard and he comes back from adversity,” he said.
“It’s really inspiring to see what he has completed. You would possibly not like what I’m going to say, but when I were him, because I like him, retirement.
“I heard Demetrious Johnson said it [about retirement], but that’s what I’d do. That will be a tremendous ending [for Gaethje]. What else does he want to perform? He did all of it.”
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Georges St-Pierre is convinced that Justin Gaethje could log out his MMA profession in a ‘magnificent way’ now
Gaethje has won 28 of his 33 skilled fights and the UFC lightweight champion has remained cryptic on his long-term future on the earth of combat sports.
St-Pierre admitted that cash could possibly be a significant incentive for Gaethje to proceed fighting, but he feels that the American could bow out on the last word high point.
“In fact, for money [Gaethje stays],” he added.
“In case you stop now, you’re under the impression that you just’re leaving money on the table, possibly since you’re fighting for a title.
“And I’m sure he can still beat lots of guys. Possibly he can still go on a roll because he still can do it, but health, I feel, is the priority.
“And likewise, the proven fact that while you’re knowledgeable athlete in combat sports, it’s very hard to retire on top since you’re all the time tempted to see, ‘Oh, I can do another, another, another,’ and you most likely can do.
“But man, what a powerful strategy to end a profession it will be for him.”
‘GSP,’ who’s widely considered among the finest MMA fighters of all time, retired for the ultimate time after his sensational win over Michael Bisping at UFC 217 back in 2017.
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