Filed under: Featured , News , UFC Ever since Georges St-Pierre made his return to MMA competition official earlier this year, the fantasy matchmaking around the former longtime UFC welterweight champion hasn’t stopped. One of the names that has come up most prominently as a future potential opponent for St-Pierre (25-2 MMA, 19-2 UFC) is UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC). They’re two of the biggest stars in the sport’s history, and a matchup between them would likely do extraordinary business for the UFC. St-Pierre currently is occupied with a scheduled UFC 217 middleweight title headliner with champion Michael Bisping (30-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC), which takes place Nov. 4 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. McGregor, meanwhile, is likely on his way back to the octagon to defend his 155-pound title after losing a boxing match to Floyd Mayweather in August

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Georges St-Pierre would be honored to fight Conor McGregor, but won’t challenge smaller guy – MMA Junkie

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