UFC News: Georges St-Pierre Addresses GOAT Talks, Names 'Strongest Guy' In MMA

Former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre doesn’t think someone in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) should be really hailed as the greatest of all time.

In a recent exclusive interview with UFC, St-Pierre weighed in on one of the most interesting subjects in the sport–the “GOAT” debate.

UFC president Dana White had previously hailed Khabib Nurmagomedov as the greatest MMA fighter of all time. But for GSP, it’s quite unfair to coin a mixed martial artist as the GOAT because every fighter is different.

However, as far as overall accolades and domination goes, St-Pierre is convinced Royce Gracie was a cut above the rest.

“What does being the best of all time mean?” St-Pierre questioned. “If it's to compare every athlete who competed at their time and who was the most dominant at their time, who had the most achievements, for me, it's Royce Gracie.”

St-Pierre went on to further emphasize that greatness in MMA comes in different forms.

According to the French-Canadian superstar, legendary competitors such as Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort, Demetrious Johnson and Jon Jones are all considered as greatest in their own unique way.

“If you talk about who's the strongest guy, if you would put everybody in the cage, who would come out alive, I think it would maybe be Fedor Emelianenko in his prime,” the 39-year-old pointed out.

“If you talk about the more flamboyant guy, the one who did some crazy stuff that you only see in movies and stuff like that, I would say maybe a guy like Anderson Silva or Vitor Belfort,” he continued. “If you say the more well-rounded guy, I would say maybe Demetrious Johnson. If you ask about who's the guy who faced the most adversity, maybe Jon Jones. But whoever you name, it's a subjective thing, it's an opinion.”

Ultimately, St-Pierre believes that one true greatest fighter of all time is yet to be born in this world.

“There's a lot of guys for different reasons who could be considered [the] GOAT, and there are pros and cons, but I truly believe it does not exist because if you talk about who's the best, I think the best has not even been born yet,” he concluded.

St-Pierre’s last professional MMA fight came in 2017 when he dethroned then-middleweight champ Michael Bisping at UFC 217.

Since then, he has always been linked to a possible return but has never committed to anything concrete with any MMA promotion yet.