RAGING RAHM’S WIN
Retired GSP admits he is tempted by Khabib clash
■ (inset) fights and sometimes I’m like, ‘Man, maybe I can go back and beat these guys.’ It’s like a wave.
“Sometimes I feel like I want to do it. And sometimes I go home and I’m like, ‘What am I talking about with this nonsense? I’m not going to go back and fight. It’s so stressful.’”
Should an historic match-up with Nurmagomedov fail to come to fruition, St-pierre insists he’ll be more than content with his Hall-of-fame career.
“I’m very happy with my career because I always wanted to be a champion in mixed martial arts when I started to compete,” he said. “It was an obsession for me and I achieved it.
“I also wanted to be a good role model for the youth and I tried my best to stay authentic to who I am and be a good role model as well. And those make me very happy.”
Georges St-pierre was speaking ahead of the launch of the new online fitness class Strike. Strike is available exclusively from TV.FIT on the app or at www.tv.fit.
JON RAHM used his anger at himself to help claim an amazing play-off win over world No.1 Dustin Johnson at the BMW Championships.
The Spaniard
(inset) was penalised during his third round for picking up his ball before putting down his marker.
He responded with weekend rounds of 66 and 64 – but only took the title after holing a ridiculous birdie putt from 66ft on the first extra hole. “Man, it was fun,” said Rahm. “But the penalty made me mad at myself, and I just went on with my focus after that. “After that I was like, ‘OK, that’s it. No more playing around, let’s go’.”