Georges St-Pierre, the greatest welterweight in MMA history, appeared recently on The Ariel Helwani MMA Show, and joined the MMA GOAT discussion that flared up again in earnest after lightweight GOAT Khabib Nurmagomedov crushed Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 254, and then promptly retired. “The Eagle” then was voted the #1pound for pound fighter in the league by the rankings panel.

Jon Jones, perhaps confusing GOAT and P4P, erupted in protest across his social network. GSP offered a far more measured response.

There’s many guys that have been the greatest fighter of all-time, said St-Pierre. It’s an impossible thing to be, the greatest fighter of all-time. We all have moments that we shine, that we share that greatest of all-time. Khabib, what we saw in his performance was the greatest of all-time. Anderson Silva when he knocked out Vitor Belfort was the greatest of all-time. Jon Jones when he beat Daniel Cormier or Gustafsson also, was the greatest of all-time. Adesanya, when he beat Paulo Costa last time, it was the greatest of all-time. Everybody, B.J. Penn had his moment when he beat Matt Hughes, everybody has their own moment, their lights, their moment that they shine, but like everything in life everything has a beginning and everything has an end.

We all have our window of being the greatest of all-time. Everybody that has a flawless performance has that title, greatest of all-time, but it’s just a fugazi. It’s something that appears and will disappear in a second. When your performance is over, it disappears, because that moment will never happen again. The universe has changed and it’s just a fugazi. I don’t believe in this debate. It’s a silly way to look at things, in a way. There’s many guys that can claim to be the greatest of all-time and for sure Khabib is one of them, 100 percent, especially after what he had done.

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h/t Andrew Richardson for MMA Mania