Former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor has hit out at former interim light-weight champion, Justin Gaethje for his refusal to entertain a symbolic BMF title unifier with inaugural holder, Jorge Masvidal, pointing to the Miami native’s prior combating historical past at 155lbs.
McGregor, a former undisputed featherweight and light-weight champion underneath the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined from the Octagon since he headlined UFC 264 again in 2021, struggling a health care provider’s stoppage TKO loss towards Dustin Poirier after he fractured his left tibia and fibula.
As for Gaethje, the previous interim light-weight champion headlined UFC 291 towards common-foe, Poirier within the pair’s long-awaited rematch.
Placing symbolic BMF spoils again in July in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah, Gaethje avenged a knockout lack of his personal to Poirier with a thunderous second spherical high-kick KO in The Beehive State’.
And within the instant aftermath of the rematch, Gaethje was focused for a BMF title unifier by inaugural gold holder, Masvidal, claiming he would entertain ending his retirement from the game to combat the Arizona native in a comeback.
Rejecting that notion of a unifier towards Masvidal subsequent, Gaethje cited the Floridian’s current historical past competing on the welterweight restrict, for the explanation a bout would seemingly fail to return to fruition.
Conor McGregor urges Justin Gaethje to combat Jorge Masvidal sooner or later
Nonetheless, so far as McGregor is anxious, Gaethje ought to think about a BMF championship combat with Masvidal, most undoubtedly.
“Probably the most un-BFM shout ever,” Conor McGregor posted about Justin Gaethje on his official X account. “He fights at 155 (kilos). Lol. B*tch. Get into the sauna, b*tch.”
Himself beforehand focusing on an instantaneous return to the Octagon towards Gaethje himself, a conflict with McGregor has been on the thoughts of the Arizona striker, admittedly, who revealed that he had usually dreamt about the opportunity of combating McGregor – and subsequently ending the Dubliner’s illustrious profession.
