Trainer Stands By His Pick of Nick Diaz as Top Contender for Georges St-Pierre
Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 12.06.2012
He didn't realize it would be controversial...
Tristar Gym trainer Firas Zahabi recently spoke about his recent comments suggesting that Nick Diaz should be the #1 contender for George St-Pierre's welterweight title. Check out the highlights:
On what prompted the comment: "It's just that the Diaz fight has been cooking for a long time. Wherever I go, people jump on me and ask me when he's fighting Diaz...It's been years I've been answering that question. 'No, he's not fighting Diaz. He's fighting (Carlos) Condit.' I have to explain it a thousand times. It's been on our mind for a long time. It's not about anything personal or anything else. It's just been cooking for a long time."
On whether St-Pierre should fight Diaz: "I don't manage Georges, so I think that's a talk he has with his manager and they have with the UFC. When people ask me if I think he should fight, it's just my own personal opinion. I don't get calls from (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva. I think if that fight happens, it could happen in the near future or it could happen later on. I have no idea. I'd just be guessing. I asked him if he wanted to fight Silva. He told me yes. There's a lot to be negotiated, so I don't know much more than that."
