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Justin Gaethje Scoffs At ‘Irrelevant’ Conor McGregor For Title Shot Demand

Lightweight number one contender Justin Gaethje has opened up on Conor McGregor‘s recent claims that he should be the next man to fight Charles Oliveira for the title. In a recent interview with Caroline Pearce of BT Sport, ‘The Highlight’ said that the only reason this conversation keeps coming up is that the media keeps […]

Lightweight number one contender Justin Gaethje has opened up on Conor McGregor‘s recent claims that he should be the next man to fight Charles Oliveira for the title.

In a recent interview with Caroline Pearce of BT Sport, ‘The Highlight’ said that the only reason this conversation keeps coming up is that the media keeps initiating it.

“The only reason it’s even almost (happening) is because you guys keep asking me about it and you guys keep talking about it. You’re really just doing your job and it’s just to create a story, he’s irrelevant right now. He’s got a broken leg right now and with that and you know, with that you’ve gotta question the integrity.”

Gaethje added that from a moral standpoint, members of the media know that McGregor skipping the line to fight for the title shouldn’t be happening and they should be doing everything in their power to keep it from happening.

Pearce also informed Gaethje that his fight with Michael Chandler at UFC 268 won BT Sport’s award for Fight of the Year. He was gracious to receive the honour but surprisingly replied by saying that when he was in there it felt like a boring fight to him, something UFC President Dana White strongly disagreed with as he gave the bout his nod for Fight of the Year.

Justin Gaethje Wants To Fight In Front Chaotic Brazillian Crowd

When discussing the potential title showdown with 155-pound king Charles Oliveira, Gaethje has made it clear he wants to defeat ‘Do Bronx’ in his home country of Brazil.

Gaethje said that he’d like to be on the May 7 card in Brazil for no reason other than the fact that he “loves the chaos,” something he’s always been very open about.

It’s worth noting that Gaethje has never fought outside of the United States aside from once on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Oliveira on the other hand last fought in Brazil in March of 2020, defeating Kev i n Lee right before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world into lockdown restrictions.

Would you rather see Justin Gaethje or Conor McGregor fight Charles Oliveira for the lightweight title next?

Gaethje Hopes To Prove His Theory Right And ‘Make Oliveira Quit’

While Charles Oliveira may have proven him wrong at UFC 269, Justin Gaethje is hoping to flip the script when he gets his title shot later this year.

The Oliveira vs. Gaethje matchup was almost certainly confirmed at UFC 269. “The Highlight” effect…

While Charles Oliveira may have proven him wrong at UFC 269, Justin Gaethje is hoping to flip the script when he gets his title shot later this year.

The Oliveira vs. Gaethje matchup was almost certainly confirmed at UFC 269. “The Highlight” effectively secured his place opposite the champion in 2022 by putting on a Fight of the Year candidate with Michael Chandler. After three rounds of action, the former interim titleholder was awarded a unanimous decision and overtook Islam Makhachev and Beneil Dariush in the race for the #1-contender spot.

His opponent was decided in the final pay-per-view main event of 2021, which pitted champion Oliveira against challenger Dustin Poirier. While many expected “The Diamond” to secure a third victory of the year and experience his first undisputed title crowning, the Brazilian continued to upset the odds, this time by submitting Poirier in the third frame and recording his first successful defense.

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Like many in the MMA community, Gaethje had doubted Oliveira’s championship credentials before his clash with Poirier. As well as refusing to recognize him as the lightweight king until he beat the Louisianan, Gaethje suggested “Do Bronx” still has quit in him, something he believes Chandler proved in the opening round of the UFC 262 main event.

Having recovered from an early knockdown to deliver an imposing performance against Poirier, who some branded the “uncrowned champion,” many have suggested Oliveira has firmly proved Gaethje wrong. While admitting that to be the case at the moment in an interview with ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto, “The Highlight” intends on proving himself right when his own title shot arrives next year.

“I never said Charles Oliveira would quit in the first or second round,” Gaethje said. “The times I’m talking about is deep, deep in the fight when, you know, it gets rough, it gets hard… We’ll see. He’s proven me wrong up to this point. But, you know, my job will be to prove myself right when I step in there with him and make him quit.”

Gaethje Targets May/July Title Shot

In terms of timeframe, Gaethje suggested the contest is likely to go down in the second quarter of 2022, highlighting May as the earliest possibility.

“Even by entertainment standards, which are pretty low, I’m next,” Gaethje said. “How could I not be? … I would say earliest May, latest July.”

Per @raphamarinho, the UFC is planning a return to Brazil, likely for their May pay-per-view, which had taken place in Brazil in May of 2018 and 2019 and was scheduled for May in 2020 (cancel due to the pandemic) https://t.co/QdLiLiDE9m
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) December 16, 2021

Given his desire to dethrone Oliveira in the champ’s home country of Brazil and the recent reports suggesting a return to the South American nation in May, it seems logical we’ll be seeing Oliveira’s second title defense headline that card if it comes to fruition.

While the hometown hero would be looking for perhaps the most memorable victory of his career, Gaethje would be hoping to spoil the party on foreign soil.

How do you think the fight between Justin Gaethje and champion Charles Oliveira will play out?

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Dana White Reveals His “No Brainer” UFC Fight Of The Year For 2021

UFC President Dana White thinks “Fight of the Year” isn’t up for debate this year.

White recently revealed that his favorite fight from 2021 was the back-and-forth brawl between Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje from UFC 268. The stand-up lightwe…

UFC President Dana White thinks “Fight of the Year” isn’t up for debate this year.

White recently revealed that his favorite fight from 2021 was the back-and-forth brawl between Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje from UFC 268. The stand-up lightweight battle took a Madison Square Garden crowd by storm earlier this year. The bout saw the ranked fighters willfully trade wailing punches on one another for three rounds.

Gaethje walked away with the win against Chandler, earning a unanimous scorecard nod in the end. The fan-friendly fight was a big victory for Gaethje, potentially placing himself as the next contender for UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira to face.

UFC President White didn’t hesitate to call the fight the best that has taken place this year.

“That’s a no brainer. Off the top of my head right here asking me that question, it would have to be Gaethje/Chandler,” said White in an interview with Barstool Sports. “It was insane. The fact that it was at MSG, the fans were absolutely f*cking insane, and just everything with that fight.”

Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler, Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

White later reflected on how the fight was so impactful to the live New York crowd that it tired out the live crowd. This caused the follow-up act, a fast-paced fight between featherweights Shane Burgos and Billy Quarantillo, to not elicit much of a reaction from the audience.

The bout was another example of Gaethje’s tough striking style that often sees him consume damage en route to breaking the will of his opponent. Gaethje was ending an absence from the cage with the fight. He was appearing for the first time since he lost a title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254.

The fight admittedly took a toll on Chandler. The former Bellator champ later admitted that he wouldn’t want to compete in a “scrap” like that ever again.

Could you name what your FOTY was or is there just too many?

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Justin Gaethje Responds To Charles Oliveira Comments: ‘It’s Called Respect You Fool’

Justin Gaethje fired back at UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. After Oliveira successfully defended his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269 earlier this month, Gaethje met and embraced the champion backstage by showing him respect. It was notable because Gaethje spent most of the year looking down on Oliveira and questioning his heart. […]

Justin Gaethje fired back at UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira.

After Oliveira successfully defended his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269 earlier this month, Gaethje met and embraced the champion backstage by showing him respect.

It was notable because Gaethje spent most of the year looking down on Oliveira and questioning his heart.

That wasn’t lost on “Do Bronx” who recently commented on how Gaethje changed his behavior once they actually met face-to-face. Gaethje would even later talk of how he planned on breaking Oliveira’s face after their encounter.

“The guy (Justin Gaethje) is talking a bunch of crap the entire time, and when we meet face-to-face he says he has all the respect for me and what I do – and two minutes later he’s saying he’ll break my face and saying a bunch of stuff.

“These guys hype things up and try to sell the fight with something they are not. If you’re a humble guy, if you’re a respectful guy, you have to sell the fight that way. If you’re a guy that talks crap, you have to sell the fight talking crap the entire time – to my face and behind my back.”

Justin Gaethje Responds To Charles Oliveira

Gaethje responded on social media soon after those comments from Oliveira.

“@CharlesDoBronxs it’s called respect you fool and we are in the breaking faces business. My respect that night was just as real as my intention to take everything from you in your country @ufc #uhvaimorrer”

Whether Gaethje gets that fight still remains to be seen — especially with Oliveira showing an interest in fighting Conor McGregor next.

Oliveira Calls Gaethje Phony After Backstage Run-In, Gaethje Responds

Charles Oliveira would have liked Justin Gaethje to keep the same trash-talking energy when the two came face to face backstage at UFC 269.

Heading into UFC 269, Gaethje did not like Oliveira’s chances in his UFC 269 title defense against Dustin Po…

Charles Oliveira would have liked Justin Gaethje to keep the same trash-talking energy when the two came face to face backstage at UFC 269.

Heading into UFC 269, Gaethje did not like Oliveira’s chances in his UFC 269 title defense against Dustin Poirier. Frankly put, he believed Oliveira was someone who had “too much quit in him” to be recognized as champion until he proved him wrong by beating a dog like Poirier.

And that he did.

Charles Oliveira surprised quite a few people with his impressive performance at UFC 269, not just because he won, but the way he did it: toughness, resilience, and yes, a refusal to quit.

Following the fight, Gaethje had no problem walking back his words in light of the new evidence he had just been presented with. He admitted that the Oliveira he saw in that Octagon was, in fact, a true competitor with championship resolve. He even had the opportunity to share that respect with the champion backstage.

Nothing but respect between @Justin_Gaethje and @CharlesDoBronxs. ?

We’ll be counting down the days till these two throw down! #UFC269 pic.twitter.com/fCzgOhOnMc
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) December 12, 2021

Oliveira was courteous and receptive to Gaethje’s gesture, but apparently, he was wondering inside his head who this man was and what he did to the trash-talking American leading into the event.

To further confuse the champion, he says Gaethje’s remarks after their run-in switched up yet again, solidifying his view that Gaethje is duplicitous.

“The guy is talking a bunch of crap the entire time, and when we meet face-to-face he says he has all the respect for me and what I do — and two minutes later he’s saying he’ll break my face and saying a bunch of stuff,” Oliveira told MMA Fighting.

Justin Gaethje Responds To Oliveira’s Remarks

Shortly after Oliveira’s remarks became public, Justin Gaethje took to Twitter to offer the following response:

@CharlesDoBronxs it’s called respect you fool and we are in the breaking faces business. My respect that night was just as real as my intention to take everything from you in your country @ufc #uhvaimorrer https://t.co/MjpvEv0Qy8
— Justin Gaethje ?? (@Justin_Gaethje) December 24, 2021

The closing hashtag of the above tweet translates to “You’re going to die” in Portuguese, a chant commonly associated with Brazilian fans towards foreign fighters.

In 2022, these two lightweights will have an opportunity to settle their differences and most likely exchange some very real respect between one another afterward. Dana White has confirmed that Gaethje is next up for a title shot. And even though Oliveira has openly stated he’d rather be fighting Conor McGregor, he also says he will not stand in the way of the Gaethje matchup the UFC currently has planned.

What do you make of this exchange between Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje?

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Charles Oliveira On Justin Gaethje: ‘The Guy Is Talking Crap All The Time’

Off the back of his impressive first successful UFC lightweight title defense earlier this month, Charles Oliveira has been linked to a showdown next against the #1 ranked, Justin Gaethje. And maintains the former interim gold holder needs to make outlandish statements and comments about him in order to sell a potential fight. Lodging the […]

Lodging the first successful defense of his reign as undisputed lightweight champion, Oliveira submitted former interim champion, Dustin Poirier with an eventual third round standing rear-naked choke win. The triumph came as Oliveira’s tenth consecutively.

Following the bout, Arizona native, Gaethje encountered Oliveira backstage, where they embraced and the former complimented Oliveira on his performance, before calling him the now-undisputed champion.

During an interview moments later, Gaethje, who was now chomping at the bit to share the Octagon with the Sao Paulo native next, claimed that he could not wait to break the champion’s face next year.

Reacting to those comments from the ONX Labs trainee, Oliveira questioned why Gaethje would praise him to his face, before making comments like that moments later, ultimately deciding that Gaethje had to sell a fight against him.

“These guys hype things up and try to sell the fight with something they are not,” Charles Oliveira said. “If you’re a humble guy, if you’re a respectful guy, you have to sell the fight that way. If you’re a guy that talks crap, you have to sell the fight talking crap the entire time – to my face and behind my back.”

Charles Oliveira maintains he’s not worried about the dangers a fight with Justin Gaethje brings

Ahead of the potential fight toward the second quarter of next year, Oliveira boldly claimed he’s now worried in the slightest about what sort of problems a fight against Gaethje would present to him.

“These 10 (consecutive) wins I got, I’m only worried about what I can bring to the game, not what my opponents can bring, and I believe it will continue that way,” Charles Oliveira said. “I’m not worried about what Justin Gaethje – if it is against him – can bring, but (instead) what I can bring to the game. A striker, a Jiu-Jitsu guy, and MMA fighter, that’s what I’ll bring. Boldness and joy inside the cage. I’m happy and I have cardio. That’s what matters.”