{
  "id": 17312884,
  "title": "Kamaru Usman says in his prime, he beats St-Pierre: 'It's greatest of your time'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/kamaru-usman-says-in-his-prime-he-beats-st-pierre-its-greatest-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T00:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kamaru-usman-says-prime-beats-003023396.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kamaru Usman weighs in on the argument over who is the greatest of all time in mixed martial arts. Usman (21-5 MMA, 16-4 UFC) has gained prominence by successfully defending his welterweight title five times in a row. He enters the conversation about the GOAT alongside Georges St-Pierre, who is widely regarded as not only the best welterweight of all time, but arguably the greatest period overall. Usman is confident that he could defeat St-Pierre if he were at his peak, but emphasizes that each new generation of fighters is more talented than the previous, which makes it difficult to make direct comparisons. Usman states on his Pound 4 Pound podcast with Henry Cejudo, \"There's greatest of your time,\" rather than \"greatest of all time,\" because the skill sets vary between generations. Today's fighters are skilled at a mix of skills, whereas earlier fighters were not as versatile. Usman admires St-Pierre deeply and believes he was great during his era. As a competitor himself, Usman thinks he was skilled enough to defeat St-Pierre, but acknowledges that this is merely his opinion and not a guarantee of what would have actually transpired. The conversation was triggered by Petr Yan being considered the bantamweight GOAT following his recent successful title defense against Merab Dvalishvili. However, Cejudo suggests Yan may be ruled out of the conversation for now, considering his limited title defenses.",
  "summary": "Kamaru Usman explains why it's impossible to determine the greatest of all time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}