Justin Gaethje: Conor McGregor Would Silence Doubters ‘If He Fights Me & Beats Me’

Justin Gaethje believes Conor McGregor has a chance to leave no doubt as to who the true number one contender is for the UFC lightweight gold. Gaethje has long been calling for a showdown with McGregor. “The Highlight’s” main gripe is…

Justin Gaethje believes Conor McGregor has a chance to leave no doubt as to who the true number one contender is for the UFC lightweight gold. Gaethje has long been calling for a showdown with McGregor. “The Highlight’s” main gripe is that he feels McGregor gets to cherrypick his opponents, which allows him to cut […]

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Henry Cejudo Says Justin Gaethje Would ‘Destroy’ Conor McGregor Early

Henry Cejudo believes Conor McGregor will be in for a rude awakening if he faces Justin Gaethje. McGregor returned to action for the first time since Oct. 2018 to take on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. The welterweight bout took place inside the …

Henry Cejudo believes Conor McGregor will be in for a rude awakening if he faces Justin Gaethje. McGregor returned to action for the first time since Oct. 2018 to take on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. The welterweight bout took place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada back in January. McGregor starched Cerrone in 40 […]

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Coach Wants To See Conor McGregor vs. Justin Gaethje On July 11

Striking coach Owen Roddy is down to see Conor McGregor collide with Justin Gaethje this summer. UFC president Dana White has expressed his desire to book McGregor against the winner of the UFC lightweight title bout between champion Khabib Nurmagomedo…

Striking coach Owen Roddy is down to see Conor McGregor collide with Justin Gaethje this summer. UFC president Dana White has expressed his desire to book McGregor against the winner of the UFC lightweight title bout between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. McGregor doesn’t like the idea of waiting around and has said he […]

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Kevin Lee Claims Justin Gaethje Turned Down UFC Bout

Kevin Lee has made the claim that Justin Gaethje was offered a bout with him but turned it down. Tonight (March 14), Lee will do battle with Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC Brasilia. “The Motown Phenom” is hoping to earn his secon…

Kevin Lee has made the claim that Justin Gaethje was offered a bout with him but turned it down. Tonight (March 14), Lee will do battle with Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC Brasilia. “The Motown Phenom” is hoping to earn his second victory in a row. He’s coming off a devastating head […]

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Khabib Says Conor McGregor vs. Justin Gaethje Is Hard To Predict

Khabib Nurmagomedov has a hard time picking the winner of a potential scrap between Conor McGregor and Justin Gaethje. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported that the UFC is in early talks of booking McGregor vs. Gaethje. Ali Abdelaziz, Gaethje’s ma…

Khabib Nurmagomedov has a hard time picking the winner of a potential scrap between Conor McGregor and Justin Gaethje. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported that the UFC is in early talks of booking McGregor vs. Gaethje. Ali Abdelaziz, Gaethje’s manager, has denied the report. It’s important to note, however, that Abdelaziz has some issues with Helwani […]

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Justin Gaethje Threatens To Punch Dana White If Conor McGregor Gets Next 155lb Title Shot

McGregor GaethjeJustin Gaethje has threatened to punch UFC President Dana White if he is overlooked for the next lightweight title shot in favour of Irish superstar Conor McGregor. ‘The Highlight’ has been in great form of late scoring three consecutive knocking wins. He has beat James Vick, Edson Barboza and Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone to put himself […]

McGregor Gaethje

Justin Gaethje has threatened to punch UFC President Dana White if he is
overlooked for the next lightweight title shot in favour of Irish superstar Conor
McGregor.

‘The Highlight’ has been in great form of late scoring three consecutive knocking wins. He has beat James Vick, Edson Barboza and Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone to put himself in title contention.

The 31-year-old is currently ranked #4 at lightweight and has been actively pursuing lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Although he is also willing to fight McGregor to establish the next contender for the unbeaten Russian.

If UFC boss White gets his way the promotion will make the eagerly anticipated rematch between Nurmagomedov and McGregor. However that fight hinges on the Dagestani wrestler getting by former interim champion Tony Ferguson at UFC 249.

Speaking recently to ESPN, Gaethje reacted angrily when the possibility of him missing out on a title shot to McGregor was brought up, he said.

“I cannot take that into account,” said
Gaethje, when asked about the possibility of Khabib vs McGregor 2. “I’ll get
fired. I’ll punch [White] in the f**king nose. If you’re going to take away an
opportunity off my table, then I’m going to f**king fight you. I don’t know
what you want me to do.

“It’s not fair, and I’m not going to stand for it. I’m very levelheaded. I respect the boss. But if he f**king tries … that is going to war.” (Transcribed by BJPENN.com)

Luckily for Gaethje he is under the same manger (Ali Abdelaziz) as the current champion. Abdelaziz went on record just last week saying his client Khabib will only fight McGregor again if he first gets by Gaethje. It’ll be interesting to see if the UFC and the former double champion bow down to these demands or an alternative can be reached.

Should Justin Gaethje be next in line for a lightweight
title shot?