Despite Conor being out of action since submitting to Khabib Nurmagomedov back in 2018, his return and a possible victory will make an odd-man-out of Justin Gaethje. In a recent interview with ESPN, President Dana White made some comments as to the position of Gaethje in the Lightweight division, to which the fighter responded to on Sirius XM’s MMA Tonight.
Justin Gaethje: I literally had no idea
The question has been going around ever since McGregor’s fight against Cerrone was booked - what happens to Justin Gaethje now? When the same question was asked to White, he pretty much had his answer ready.
White went on to say that Gaethje knew what he is talking about, but as far as ‘The Highlight’ is concerned, he is completely unaware of what the President means.
Gaethje talked about the time when he was offered a fight with Tony Ferguson, but when he asked for some more time, UFC turned down the offer and gave it to ‘Cowboy’ instead. He had also said yes to the Ferguson fight in Abu Dhabi, but Ferguson did not, which is why it could not happen.
Even after finishing Cerrone the week after that, Gaethje was offered pointless fights instead of a shot at the title or a prize fight against McGregor. However, he is not taking White’s comments to heart and he understands the circumstances of the matchmaking business, which right now wants to see a Khabib-Conor rematch.
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