Israel Adesanya recently shared his thoughts on who Justin Gaethje should face next and named one matchup that could break records.
Gaethje is one of the biggest names in mixed martial arts today and is widely considered to be among the most entertaining fighters to watch. He’s coming off a major upset victory over Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250 last weekend, where he won the undisputed lightweight championship via fourth-round knockout.
Meanwhile, the UFC’s biggest superstar is set to make his grand return to action next month. Conor McGregor has been booked for a welterweight clash against Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 on July 11, and Adesanya believes Gaethje could face either one of them next.
In an episode of Mightycast with Demetrious Johnson, Adesanya named McGregor as the biggest name Gaethje could ever face and said:
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“I think Gaethje sitting frontside at the Max vs. Conor in Vegas, he’s already got the story there with Max, wants revenge, but also Conor and Gaethje would feed families, it would feed f**king countries, that would be crazy. It would. It would feed everybody, World Vision.”
He added:
“Technically, [Arman Tsarukyan], he should be the next guy to fight Justin. That would be a crazy fight, but the UFC likes the narratives they can create, and the one with Conor or Max, a revenge match with Max, that would be insane. They probably do it at the end of the year.” [H/t: MMA Fighting]
Watch the full episode below:
Justin Gaethje issues return timeline after UFC Freedom 250 win
Justin Gaethje recently shared his thoughts on when he might return to action and pointed out the fact that he’d already fought twice this year.
In an interview on The Pat McAfee Show, ‘The Highlight’ nearly dismissed the chances of fighting again this year and said:
I already fought twice this year, and very rarely do you get me twice in one year. So there’s a very, very small chance that I would ever consider fighting this year again. What I put myself through.” [H/t: MMA Fighting]
Edited by Nishant Zende.
