Following the biggest win of Gaethje’s career against Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249, UFC President Dana White announced that interim champion Gaethje will take on reigning champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title-unification bout sometime in September. However, Conor McGregor soon jumped into the discussion by calling out Gaethje on Twitter after the latter’s huge win against Ferguson.
Will Conor McGregor get his hands on Justin Gaethje this year?
Now, we know that ideally Justin Gaethje’s next opponent should be Khabib Nurmagomedov but we’ve seen crazy things happen in the past and with a money-spinner like Conor McGregor in the mix, anything can happen. Also, with Nurmagomedov’s father Abdulmanap being critically ill, a September date for the fight against Gaethje looks highly unlikely at the moment.
In a recent appearance on TheScore, Eddie Alvarez discussed the possible outcome of a fight between McGregor and Gaethje, and having fought both fighters inside the Octagon, “The Underground King” believes that the Irishman will have an advantage over Gaethje in a prospective matchup if both fighters indulge in a stand and trade style of fighting.
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