So Conor McGregor hearing that Justin Gaethje nixed the chatter, did what was expected. "I'm not even supposed to be here. Justin Gaethje Brutally Slams Conor McGregor's "B*tch Move" For Fighting Donald Cerrone Instead Of Him "Justin, there is no danger in a man that hugs … He responded to the Irish fighter online:“You’re a tool. FIGHT ISLAND — Justin Gaethje trashed one of his UFC lightweight rivals Conor McGregor by saying the Irishman avoided a fight after he called him "a s--- father [and] human.". A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Justin Gaethje said he loved seeing Conor McGregor get knocked out last month. "They got to fly business class. Before Gaethje can talk-up a potential lightweight barnburner with McGregor, he first must fight Nurmagomedov. McGregor took to his Twitter account to call for a rematch with “The Eagle.” Gaethje had a scathing response. since, “No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention”. ", Justin Gaethje spoke to the media at the Fight Island beach. The times he said he was going to fight, I never had a call from UFC or anybody to confirm whether that happened, so I don't know what was going on behind the scenes. "I've tweeted him and called him a s--- father, human, and husband," Justin Gaethje said of his lightweight rival Conor McGregor. Justin Gaethje isn’t impressed by Conor McGregor calling for a rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov in Moscow.. Justin Gaethje has wasted no time in calling out Conor McGregor after Khabib Nurmagomedov's shock MMA retirement left the lightweight title vacant.. That he's making that a part of the story. Justin Gaethje has feuded Conor McGregor before Credit: Getty Michael Chandler vs Charles Oliveira winner . Conor McGregor and Justin Gaethje have history between them. The lightweight tilt is set to headline UFC Vancouver. You are a shit human, father, and husband. Photo: AFP Justin Gaethje is fighting Donald Cerrone in the main event of UFC Vancouver this weekend. Fuck you. He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. 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Title unification fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in October sets up some compelling storylines – but where does it leave Conor McGregor? F*ck you.”. He said: "I never thought a kid from Safford, Arizona, would be able to have this opportunity especially halfway across the world in Abu Dhabi. McGregor also claimed that the UFC was looking at booking him against Gaethje in July, but it never materialized. Gaethje (22-3 MMA) of course squared off with Khabib Nurmagomedov in the headliner of today’s UFC 254 pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi. If that were the case, then the promotion would turn to Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor II. After Khabib's retirement was made official, he was stripped of the belt. Most recently Conor McGregor was in the news for leaking screenshots of his conversations with Dana White. Gaethje is one of the biggest stars in the UFC right now after bludgeoning Tony Ferguson in May, and is now one day away from fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov in one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Subscriber In details, he smashed a phone of his fan while that guy was trying to capture his photo. Conor McGregor exploded in a series of Twitter comments on Monday while taking aim at Justin Gaethje and Khabib Nurmagomedov following UFC 249. Justin said no,” Ali Abdelaziz said to TMZ Sports. After McGregor singled out Gaethje he turned his sights to Khabib Nurmagomedov (who Gaethje is expected to face next). "Every piece of money they had went into me, my brother, and sister [for] opportunities," Gaethje said. This is supposed to be Tony Ferguson. Speaking to reporters after UFC 242, UFC president Dana White said Tony Ferguson is next in line unless negotiations go awry. Thank God I got that opportunity and I took it from him. "He had every opportunity to fight me and he passed every time. And I love that dynamic. You have lost everything already. As of March 29, 2021 he is #11 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings, and as of January 25, 2021, he is #2 in the UFC lightweight rankings. Merab Dvalishvili on Cody Stamann fight, backlash from Aljamain Sterling's DQ win, Sunday Submission: MMA Overload (ONE on TNT, Bellator 256, UFC on ABC 2), Ben Askren's Main Training Partner 'Biggie' Rhodes on Jake Paul fight, Mackenzie Dern on Nina Ansaroff fight, Nose injury & Title aspirations, EXCLUSIVE: Lupita "Loopy" Godinez on UFC debut vs. Jessica Penne on Apr. It is a division which has seen great change with the return of McGregor, the signing of the former three-time Bellator MMA champion Michael Chandler, and Gaethje's merciless beating of Tony Ferguson in May. Gaethje himself said he is motivated to succeed as an American fighting a Russian, and so he can earn enough money that his mother, Carolina, can finally retire after 35 years as a postmaster. "My parents have never flown international," Gaethje said at the beachside media event. "My dad retired a little over a year ago after working 37 years in a copper mine. So it feels like Rocky 4. When it gets uglier and dirtier and more grimy, he's cut-up, dropped multiple times … dude's smiling. It's huge for me, huge for my family, huge for my country … for my small town of Safford, Arizona. For now, Gaethje will have to focus on Donald Cerrone. Gaethje’s words for McGregor don’t come off as a major surprise. You have lost everything already. Justin Gaethje says he took great pleasure in seeing "piece of s**t" Conor McGregor get knocked out and claims he will retire from UFC if the Irishman gets a title shot. And it will be a b---- move for the rest of his life. The American striker is a dangerous competitor for Nurmagomedov, according to one of the Russian's closest friends, Dan Cormier. The interim UFC lightweight title-holder Gaethje is preparing for the toughest test of his career as he challenges Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight championship on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC. Although Nurmagomedov is undefeated and has barely even lost one round in 28 professional MMA bouts, the people closest to him are expecting the American to provide the Russian with his greatest challenge to date. At a Fight Island media day Thursday, the UFC commentator and former two-weight UFC champion Daniel Cormier, who trains alongside Nurmagomedov at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, said Gaethje thrives in chaos. Following Justin Gaethje’s win over … And they financially took hits every time we did that. You are a sh*t human, father, and husband. Yesterday (Sept. 7), Nurmagomedov took on Dustin Poirier in a lightweight title unification bout. He went to social media. According to Gaethje’s manager, that was not an offer he was interested in. That was in October and he fought Cowboy [Donald Cerrone] in January.". Justin Ray Gaethje is an American professional mixed martial artist. My mom is going to retire … if this fight starts, when that bell rings at the beginning I will secure that she will retire after this fight.". "But they never called me and he had many opportunities to fight me and he didn't. He finds his motivation in representing our country. So I think he believes that won't happen to him [breaking under the pressure]. "Now, again, I perform when I'm under those lights. Because Khabib is Russian. ‘The Highlight’ took to Twitter to side with White and slandered, ‘The Notorious’. Justin Gaethje is not backtracking on his controversial comments against Conor McGregor.Over the weekend, Khabib Nurmagomedov beat Dustin Poirier and defended his lightweight title. Justin Gaethje has fanned the flames of his fierce rivalry with Conor McGregor by saying the Irishman swerved a fight together even after he called him a "s--- father, husband." Justin Gaethje isn’t impressed by Conor McGregor calling for a rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov in Moscow. Written By. Conor McGregor went on a savage tirade aimed at Justin Gaethje and Khabib Nurmagomedov after Gaethje's win. It's ingrained in both of us. Get it now on Libro.fm using the button below. Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has issued a scathing response to the recent challenge he received from Justin Gaethje. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). I'm so proud of that. Conor McGregor used the opportunity to request a rematch against ‘The Eagle’, much to the dismay of Justin Gaethje. Conor McGregor is looking to return to the UFC Octagon in 2019. However, he did not want to wait too long in between his fights. Conor McGregor has said fellow UFC fighter Justin Gaethje is "dead" after he made a personal dig about him as a father. The screenshots showed him wanting to fight Gaethje. “You’re a tool. "He seems to thrive in that chaos. With the uncertainty around his future, Khabib suggested that Gaethje fight Conor McGregor (22-4) while he figures his situation out. AKA head coach Javier Mendez makes the case that UFC 254 opponent Justin Gaethje isn’t as dangerous a fight for Khabib as Conor McGregor was. Gaethje said that his parents sacrificed a lot of time, money, and energy raising him and his siblings. ? It pits the champion's sambo style of wrestling against the challenger's unorthodox striking. I took his soul. Sujay Chakraborty . Conor McGregor mocked Justin Gaethje's performance against Khabib Nurmagomedov - before deleting his insult. ", Khabib Nurmagomedov looked relieved to make weight ahead of his UFC lightweight title fight Saturday, Khabib Nurmagomedov says there's a difference between Russian and American wrestling, and it's all to do with relentlessness, Khabib Nurmagomedov has given Conor McGregor an ultimatum, showing how much power the Irishman has lost in recent years, Conor McGregor appears to have support from a UFC ally after he was slapped with an ultimatum by Khabib Nurmagomedov, Video footage from a UFC women's flyweight match shows the devastating, fight-ending effect a big shot to the body can have, Visit Insider's homepage for more stories, POWER RANKED: The 15 best fighters in the MMA world right now, Justin Gaethje has fanned the flames of his fierce rivalry with Conor McGregor by saying the Irishman swerved a fight together even after he called him a "s--- father, husband.". By Ryan Harkness Oct 22, 2020, 10:26am EDT Though Gaethje fights for Nurmagomedov's lightweight belt this weekend, he still had some choice words for McGregor when speaking to BT Sport this week. Justin Gaethje takes Conor McGregor’s attention in an online beef. But ahead of the high-stakes bout, Gaethje reflected on the 155-pound landscape over the last year. He chose Cowboy and I'd just knocked Cowboy out … that's a b---- move. “The Highlight’s” manager is Ali Abdelaziz, who has a personal beef with McGregor which boiled over at a media-only UFC 229 press conference last year. Though the national rivalry between America and Russia is important to Gaethje, he said he is motivated at the prospect of earning enough money to ensure his mother, Carolina, can retire after 35 years as a postmaster. He is Russian, right? "We'd get up, drive two to three hours and go to wrestling tournaments, sometimes staying overnight. McGregor was decisively beaten by Dustin Poirier on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Conor McGregor has branded Justin Gaethje's loss to Khabib "embarrassing" as he responded to the latter's challenge for the to-be vacant lightweight title. MMA News is your source for news, interviews and results from the world's top Mixed Martial Arts leagues. Account active ", Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje made weight Friday. "I've tweeted [McGregor] and called him a s--- father, human, and husband. Justin Gaethje has apparently wasted no time in embroiling himself in a new feud after his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254. Justin Gaethje gives his thoughts on Conor McGregor However, he has had his reputation badly influenced by the scandals outside the cage. I've never been to a place like this before. He’ll go one-on-one with “Cowboy” on Sept. 14. ", Cormier continued: "You find motivation in different things. 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