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Michael Chandler says he “won’t be able to perform” against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268: “I won’t be vaccinated by Nov. 6”
It appears that Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje will require a new date and venue following the newly introduced mandates in the state of New York. Chandler and Gaethje recently agreed to a highly anticipated lightweight showdown at UFC 268, which is set to take place on November 6 at Madison Square Garden. However, due […]
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Michael Chandler reacts after booking fight with Justin Gaethje at UFC 268
Michael Chandler is excited to erase the pain of failure when he squares off with Justin Gaethje at UFC 268 on November 4 in New York City. After earning a first round knockout over Dan Hooker in his Octagon debut, Chandler (22-6 MMA) was booked to fight Charles Oliveira for the promotions vacant lightweight title […]
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Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler agreed to for UFC 268
Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler will finally meet inside the Octagon. Ever since Chandler signed to the UFC, he has been linked to a fight with Gaethje. After both men lost their fights for the belt, the scrap made all the more sense. However, the former Bellator champ claimed Gaethje was turning him down. Now, […]
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Michael Chandler responds to slander claims made by UFC rival Justin Gaethje
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler responded to the recent slander claims made by his 155lbs division rival Justin Gaethje. Gaethje recently took to his social media to throw shade at Chandler and say that he isn’t the one turning down the fight against each other. Now, Chandler has responded to him. Let’s make it happen […]
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Justin Gaethje blasts Michael Chandler over his recent comments: “This f****r is slandering my name”
Justin Gaethje has responded to Michael Chandler’s recent comments. On Tuesday, Chandler spoke on an Instagram Live where he made it clear that he wanted to fight Gaethje next. He said one of them would add the other to their highlight reel, but the former Bellator champ claimed “The Highlight” had turned him down a […]
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Michael Chandler claims Justin Gaethje turned him down three or four times, still wants the fight: “Be prepared to make a highlight or be made a highlight”
MMichael Chandler is aiming to fight Justin Gaethje in his next fight. After Chandler suffered a second-round TKO loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 for the vacant lightweight title, many thought he should face Gaethje next time out. “Gaethje should be next. There’s no doubt about it,” Chandler said this week on an Instagram live […]
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Justin Gaethje should get the next UFC lightweight title shot against Charles Oliveira, says manager
Fan-favorite Justin Gaethje should get the next UFC lightweight title shot against champion Charles Oliveira, says his manager Ali Abdelaziz. Gaethje hasn’t fought since last October when he suffered a second-round submission loss to former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, another Abdelaziz client. For Gaethje, he has spent the last year on the sidelines waiting […]
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Justin Gaethje refutes rumor that he’s considering retirement
Justin Gaethje has refuted any rumors that he’s considering walking away from the UFC and mixed martial arts. After Gaethje suffered a submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title at UFC 254 he said he wanted a quick turnaround. However, that has yet to be the case as “The Highlight” is still sitting […]
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Michael Chandler welcomes fan-friendly fight with Justin Gaethje, promises highlight-reel finish either way
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler welcomes a fan-friendly fight with Justin Gaethje, promising a highlight-reel finish either way. Chandler recently lost in his bid to become the new UFC lightweight champion when he was finished by Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 262. Though Chandler was stopped in the second round of the […]
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Eddie Alvarez explains why Justin Gaethje would be a ‘terrible’ matchup for Michael Chandler
Eddie Alvarez has gone to war on numerous occasions throughout his legendary career. It now looks like two of his most notable opponents could square off next. Both of Alvarez’s encounters with fellow former Bellator lightweight king Michael Chandler were instant classics. The same can be said for his UFC 218 bout against Justin Gaethje. […]
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Beneil Dariush jokes he will try and “avoid” Justin Gaethje fight as long as possible like Darren Till did with Yoel Romero
Beneil Dariush has taken notice of what Darren Till said about Yoel Romero, and he believes he has the same thing going on with Justin Gaethje. In the lead-up to UFC 249 in May of 2020, Dariush was a big part of Gaethje’s training camp to prepare for Tony Ferguson. Since then, the two have […]
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Justin Gaethje to Conor McGregor: “Kamaru Usman will f*cking kill you”
UFC lightweight contender Justin Gaethje sent a message to Conor McGregor, telling the superstar that Kamaru Usman would beat him in a fight. On Saturday night at UFC 261, Usman earned another successful title defense when he knocked out rival Jorge Masvidal in the second round of their welterweight title fight. It was an amazing […]
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Conor McGregor responds after Justin Gaethje claims his gloves are garbage: “I’d smoke you and your coach at the same time in these”
Conor McGregor has made it clear he would beat up Justin Gaethje after “The Highlight” took a shot at him on social media. After McGregor took to social media to release a new glove design, many including Gaethje thought they looked very similar to his coach, Trevor Wittman’s. Wittman has been vocal about his glove […]
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Rafael dos Anjos responds after Ali Abdelaziz suggests everyone is “running” from Justin Gaethje
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had made it clear that he is interested in fighting Justin Gaethje his next time out. Dos Anjos (30-13 MMA) returned to the promotions lightweight division back in November, where he picked up a thrilling ‘fight of the night’ split-decision victory over Paul Felder. With his eyes now […]
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Justin Gaethje could be backup for Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier trilogy, says Dana White
UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje could be the backup fighter for the upcoming trilogy match between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. Gaethje has been extremely vocal lately about his displeasure with the UFC passing him over for a potential vacant lightweight title shot at UFC 262. Instead of Gaethje getting the fight, Michael Chandler is fighting […]
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Dana White reacts to Justin Gaethje’s recent frustrations: “Gaethje couldn’t be in a better position”
Dana White has shared his thoughts on the recent frustrations vented by former UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje. Gaethje (22-3 MMA) was expecting to make his Octagon return at May’s UFC 262 event, this for a top contender fight with Michael Chandler. However, after Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his official retirement from fighting, the promotion […]
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Justin Gaethje upset he was passed over for title shot, says he’s everything Dana White wants in a fighter
UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje is upset that he was passed over for a title shot, saying that he’s everything Dana White wants in a fighter. The UFC recently announced that Michael Chandler will take on Charles Oliveira for the vacant title at UFC 262 on May 15 in Houston, Texas. Although Chandler and Oliveira are […]
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Islam Makhachev would “love to fight” Justin Gaethje next if RDA bout doesn’t come to fruition
Islam Makhachev believes he will face a top-10 opponent next time out. At UFC 259, Makhachev dominated Drew Dober en route to a third-round submission win. The victory extended his winning streak to seven in a row and is looking to fight a top-ranked opponent. The goal was to rebook the Rafael dos Anjos fight […]
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Islam Makhachev says Michael Chandler doesn’t deserve UFC lightweight title shot
Islam Makhachev says that divisional rival Michael Chandler doesn’t deserve to fight Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC lightweight title. Last week, Makhachev’s good friend, former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, announced his retirement from MMA. That means the 155lbs belt is now vacated, and the promotion quickly moved to book Chandler vs. Oliveira in […]
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Justin Gaethje reacts after losing out on Michael Chandler fight
Justin Gaethje has reacted after losing out on a proposed UFC matchup with Michael Chandler on May 15. Earlier this week it was reported that a bout between Gaethje and Chandler was in the works for UFC 262. However, after Khabib Nurmagomedov officially confirmed his retirement yesterday evening, the promotion decided to book Chandler against […]
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Report | Justin Gaethje returns to the Octagon against Michael Chandler
An unbelievably exciting clash is in the works for the lightweight division as former title contender Justin Gaethje is going to lock horns with newly-signed Michael Chandler. The news was originally reported by ESPN journalist Ariel Helwani on Monday, during his podcast with former light heavyweight and heavyweight belt-holder Daniel Cormier. In my house relaxing […]
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Phil Baroni slams UFC lightweights Justin Gaethje and Donald Cerrone: “When the going gets tough they get tapping”
MMA veteran Phil Baroni has taken aim at UFC lightweights Justin Gaethje and Donald Cerrone for their defeats to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Baroni is well known for being an outspoken figure on social media and based on recent evidence, it doesn’t seem as if that’ll stop being the case anytime soon. In his […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov believes Justin Gaethje gave up at UFC 254: “I don’t think that I won this fight physically, but rather mentally”
Khabib Nurmagomedov believes Justin Gaethje “gave up” in their lightweight title unification bout this past October in Abu Dhabi. Gaethje and Nurmagomedov squared off in the main event of UFC 254, in what many believed would be the toughest fight of Khabib’s career. ‘The Highlight’ had entered the fight on a four-fight win streak, with […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals battle with mumps prior to UFC 254, shares gnarly photo of swollen face
Khabib Nurmagomedov has not competed since scoring a submission victory over Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 254. The impressive win served as Khabib’s 29th in a row and third consecutive defense of his UFC lightweight title. Immediately after putting Gaethje to sleep, Nurmagomedov proceeded to announce his retirement from mixed martial arts. […]
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Justin Gaethje praises Kamaru Usman following UFC 258: “Only guy I train with that gets stronger as the round gets higher
Justin Gaethje shared some high praise for Kamaru Usman after the welterweight champ successfully defended his title at UFC 258. Usman (18-1 MMA) squared off with Gilbert Burns (19-4 MMA) in the headliner of yesterday’s pay-per-view event. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ was looking to earn his third career title defense, this after scoring recent wins over […]
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Justin Gaethje rips Charles Oliveira over his recent UFC title shot demands
Justin Gaethje doesn’t think Charles Oliveira deserves a title shot as he seems to think. After Oliveira dominated Tony Ferguson for three rounds to win a decision at UFC 256, he called for a title shot. The Brazilian is riding an eight-fight winning streak and had seven finishes during that run. However, for Gaethje, he […]
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Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje continued to trade shots on social media
Long time UFC lightweight contenders Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje are still trading shots on social media. Ferguson and Gaethje met in the main event of UFC 249 in May. Gaethje won that fight by fifth-round TKO, cashing as a noteworthy underdog and derailing Ferguson’s incredible 12-fight win streak. Despite the fact that they’ve already […]
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Justin Gaethje responds after Tony Ferguson suggests he never finished him at UFC 249
Justin Gaethje has fired back at Tony Ferguson, this after ‘El Cucuy’ suggested that ‘The Highlight’ never finished him at UFC 249. Gaethje and Ferguson collided back on May 9, with the former WSOF champion emerging victorious by way of fifth round TKO. Despite the definitive outcome, Tony Ferguson has taken exception to Justin Gaethje […]