"I kind of sh*t on GSP because he cherry-picked that fight with Bisping" - Henry Cejudo predicts the outcome of a fantasy matchup between prime Georges St-Pierre and Colby Covington
Henry Cejudo recently took to his YouTube channel with his latest episode of the Ask C Anything Q&A segment. He gave his opinion on a hypothetical fight between Georges St-Pierre and Colby Covington.
When asked which of the fighters he would pick to win if they met in their prime, Cejudo picked the UFC Hall of Famer:
"I kind of sh*t on GSP a little bit because he kind of cherry-picked that fight with [Michael] Bisping, but I'm gonna have to go with GSP [over Covington]. He's got good hands, good distance, he'd get out from bottom and he could probably even take Colby down too. GSP was special."
Cejudo continued to discuss St-Pierre, adding:
"I didn't really feel like GSP took the best 185 pounder or defended his belt. A lot of fighters say you're not a world champion until you defend your belt... When you've defended, it just separates you - 'now I'm undisputed.'"
While St-Pierre may not have defended his middleweight belt, he did defend his welterweight belt nine times, a UFC record for the division. Covington, on the other hand, is yet to become a welterweight champion. In all fairness, he has only lost to Kamaru Usman, unarguably one of the two greatest welterweights of all time.
Watch Henry Cejudo's comments on Georges St-Pierre and Colby Covington below (starting at the 32:42 mark):
Colby Covington previously stated he would have "easily" beaten Georges St-Pierre
While Henry Cejudo believes that Georges St-Pierre would have beaten Colby Covington, the No.2-ranked welterweight disagrees.
Covington previously shared his take on the hypothetical fight on the MMA Roasted podcast, stating that the UFC legend would be an easy opponent for him:
"I don't think I could've beaten Georges St-Pierre - I know I'd beat St-Pierre... I think Georges St-Pierre would have been an extremely easy fight for me. He was ahead of his time. There were a lot of guys that time that were one-dimensional. They were either strikers or they were wrestlers, but they weren’t good at blending both."
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Covington's comments are shocking because of the significant legacy that St-Pierre left behind. 'Rush' defended his championship multiple times, Covington is yet to become champion. Meanwhile, St-Pierre is widely recognized as the greatest welterweight of all-time and one of the best fighters of all-time.
Nearly nine years since his last welterweight fight, St-Pierre continues to hold many records in the division. The UFC legend was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2020.
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Watch Colby Covington's full appearance on MMA Roasted below: