Conor McGregor has put his UFC lightweight rivals on blast claiming that he will fight Justin Gaethje next because champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is a bottler. Gathje captured the interim lightweight title at UFC 249 on Saturday evening after dismantling Tony Ferguson before stopping El Cucuy in the fifth round. The American’s prize for defeating Ferguson looks to be a shot …
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Justin Gaethje has ruled out fighting Conor McGregor before facing UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in an undisputed title fight. The newly-crowned UFC interim lightweight champion did, however, say that once he’s finished with Nurmagomedov, then he’d look to a fight with McGregor in Ireland. Gaethje impressed watchers on last night as he dismantled Tony Ferguson inside an almost-empty VyStar …
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Dana White believes Tony Ferguson “looked off” and “slow” during his UFC 249 main event defeat to Justin Gaethje because he cut weight twice in a month. Ferguson fell short in his bid to re-capture the UFC interim lightweight title on Saturday night falling to a fifth-round stoppage defeat in Jacksonville. The event was originally due to take place at …
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Justin Gaethje dominated Tony Ferguson in their UFC 249 main event in Jacksonville, Florida en route to being crowned UFC interim-lightweight champion. However, Gaethje promptly removed his first UFC strap moments after the win announcing that he would only accept the real title which is currently held by Khabib Nurmagomedov. Gaethje def. Tony Ferguson, TKO (Punches), 3:39 R5 Ferguson v …
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UFC have confirmed that lightweight contender Justin Gaethje will step in to fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 following Khabib Nurmagomedov’s forced withdrawal. Khabib revealed last week that he was stranded in Dagestan amid the coronavirus outbreak and would not be able to leave to defend his title against Ferguson. The pair had originally been scheduled to fight for the …
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Justin Gaethje believes that Conor McGregor will fight him next as the ‘Notorious’ eyes up his next opportunity after his win over Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 at the weekend. It took McGregor just 40 seconds to win the fight after some unorthodox shoulder strikers followed by a devastating kick to Cerrone’s head ultimately put an end to the bout. …
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John Kavanagh has outlined that he feels Conor McGregor should fight Justin Gaethje at welterweight in his next bout following his successful return to the octagon at UFC 246. McGregor comfortably defeated Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone by TKO/KO in just 40 seconds in Las Vegas on Saturday to secure his first win for the promotion since November of 2016. Following the …
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Who is going to be the man that welcomes Conor McGregor back to the UFC Octagon? With the Dubliner announcing his comeback date for January 2020, speculation is mounting as to who his, as of yet unnamed, opponent is. UFC veteran Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone seems to be the front-runner but one other lightweight contender is making a lot of noise… …
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In my eyes, there are three fighters who could well stand in front of Conor McGregor once he makes his return to the UFC octagon either later this year or in the early months of 2020. And it’s a tired topic, don’t get me wrong. But in the wake of UFC 242 and UFC Vancouver’s back-to-back main-events, it’s a subject …
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Justin Gaethje moved his current run of form to three straight first-round TKO’s, this time passing the test set for him by Donald Cerrone in the UFC Vancouver main-event. At the end of the day, the sheer power possessed by the former-WSOF champion was simply too much for the veteran Cerrone to deal with. Though famously a slow-starter, Cowboy appeared …
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Justin Gaethje took a moment to explain the changes that led to him scoring back-to-back knockouts of James Vick and Edson Barboza. The former WSOF champion will take on Donald Cerrone in the UFC Vancouver headliner – a bout that understandably has fans salivating. If you want to know how we think that contest is going to shape up, read …
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Lightweight fan-favourites will collide in the UFC Vancouver main-event, a fight that many are singling out as a potential Fight Of The Year in the making. Understandably dwarfed by last weekend’s UFC 242 and the return of Khabib Nurmagomedov, it was almost easy to forget that we were being served up this potentially volatile five-rounder so soon after. It doesn’t …
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UFC lightweight contender Justin Gaethje has hit out at Conor McGregor outlining that he wants to “f**k him up” for attacking a man in a Dublin pub. Footage emerged last week of McGregor appearing to strike a man in a pub after he refused a drink from him and the former two-weight world champion has received criticism from many following …
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Donald Cerrone warned fans not to miss out on his now-confirmed showdown against Justin Gaethje at UFC Vancouver in September. Sometimes a fight comes along that reminds you exactly how lucky we are with this sport’s matchmaking system, a fight so perfectly-timed that seeing it come together with such ease always manages to leave the MMA community in a state …
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Donald Cerrone has been confirmed to take on Justin Gaethje in the UFC Vancouver main-event, which is set to take place on September 14. And what a clash it is! It’s quite a fortunate piece of luck when the #4 and #5-ranked lightweights on the planet just so happen to be two of the most entertaining fighters to ever compete …
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Justin Gaethje managed to record his second first-round knockout win in a row in the UFC Philadelphia main-event headliner. Gaethje really seems to be finding some strong momentum in the UFC after hitting a wall in the form of the elite lightweight contenders last year. Losses to Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier, though thrilling, made it seems as though the …
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Lightweight contender Justin Gaethje believes that his style is tailor-made to cause the divisional champion Khabib Nurmagomedov some serious problems. ‘The Highlight’ was the toast of the mixed martial arts world by the time Sunday morning came around after he scored his second consecutive first-round KO – this time over perennial contender Edson Barboza. Now, the big question in the …
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Justin Gaethje has fired shots at the UFC for their often-controversial ranking system following his huge win over Edson Barboza in Philadelphia. Gaethje was perfect in his return to the UFC octagon today, knocking out the perennial contender Edson Barboza in the very first round of their UFC on ESPN headliner. Well…this is going exactly as expected! 🔥@EdsonBarbozaJr and @Justin_Gaethje …
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