{"id":393619,"date":"2021-09-02T06:38:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T13:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=393619"},"modified":"2021-09-02T06:38:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T13:38:09","slug":"justin-gaethje-explains-why-the-chances-of-him-ever-fighting-conor-mcgregor-are-now-zero-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/justin-gaethje-explains-why-the-chances-of-him-ever-fighting-conor-mcgregor-are-now-zero-percent\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Gaethje explains why the chances of him ever fighting Conor McGregor are now \u201czero percent\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Justin Gaethje explained why the chances of him ever fighting Conor McGregor are now \u201czero percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was a time last year where a fight between Gaethje and McGregor seemed like it was destined to happen, especially after Gaethje beat Tony Ferguson to become the new interim lightweight champ and McGregor finished Donald Cerrone. However, the UFC went a different route as Gaethje took on Khabib Nurmagomedov and lost, while McGregor fought Dustin Poirier and lost. A fight that once seemed inevitable between two of the best lightweights in the world now seems like it is farther from being made than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/32120898\/back-good-terms-dana-white-lightweight-justin-gaethje-32-signs-ufc-contract-extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>&#8216;s Brett Okamoto, Gaethje explained that a year ago, his goal was to beat Nurmagomedov and become the undisputed UFC lightweight champion. He admits that there was a possibility of fighting McGregor at one point but he was chasing after the belt instead. With Gaethje now having lost the interim belt and with McGregor having lost two straight fights to Poirier, &#8220;The Highlight&#8221; believes the ship has sailed on fighting McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure it\u2019ll go down in history as I had an opportunity to fight him in between Tony (Ferguson) and Khabib, but I don\u2019t know if I did. I never got an offer. I never got any kind of official offer,&#8221; Gaethje said (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/2021\/09\/gaethje-theres-a-0-chance-conor-mcgregor-will-ever-fight-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMANews<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my mind, the ultimate goal was to beat Khabib and then Conor. And that was tenfold, and that was worth the risk. So that was what I chose. But that could\u2019ve been a possibility then maybe, but I\u2019d say the chances (of fighting McGregor now) are 0%\u2026because I don\u2019t think he\u2019ll fight if once or twice, and it won\u2019t be guys like me. It\u2019ll be guys like Nate Diaz, Jorge Masvidal\u2014favorable matchups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think we will ever see <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/justin-gaethje-says-the-lightweight-division-became-the-laughingstock-of-the-ufc-after-oliveira-and-chandler-fought-for-the-belt\/\">Justin Gaethje<\/a> fight Conor McGregor, or has the ship sailed?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Justin Gaethje explained why the chances of him ever fighting Conor McGregor are now \u201czero percent.\u201d There was a time last year where a fight between Gaethje and McGregor seemed like it was destined to happen, especially after Gaethje beat Tony Ferguson to become the new interim lightweight champ and McGregor finished 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