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Published 11:53 9 Jan 2016 GMT
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'Georges St Pierre said openly that he could easily get down to 155 pounds to fight. and it is a fact that several fighters who fight at 155 pounds are bigger and walk around heavier than St-Pierre. 'So if McGregor becomes champion of 145 and 155 pounds, and St-Pierre takes the time to get his weight down in a healthy and intelligent way, do you not think that the UFC would not want to put on the biggest fight in its history?'In 2011, St-Pierre's coach Firas Zahabi said his man could handle the drop down to 155lbs but that a fight against then-champion Frankie Edgar was not palatable. Were McGregor to take the step up to lightweight, and indications are that he will, at UFC 197, then a GSP return could well see him paired off against The Notorious. Ahead of McGregor's featherweight title win over Jose Aldo, at UFC 194, St-Pierre declared himself a fan of the Irishman's mind games. It would be interesting to see if McGregor would ever try that tactic on GSP. *Patry's musings are from last month but were highlighted by Bloody Elbow this weekend.
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