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RAGING RAHM’S WIN

Retired GSP admits he is tempted by Khabib clash

- ■ ■ by NEIL MCLEMAN

■ (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’.”

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