Justin Gaethje might retire if he doesn’t get title shot

Justin Gaethje's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, reiterated that his combatant could extremity his vocation if helium doesn't get a accidental to combat for the title. Although it has been respective months since Ilia Topuria won the lightweight belt, it is inactive chartless who his adjacent hostile volition be.

Arman Tsarukyan, Paddy Pimblett and Gaethje are mentioned arsenic the main candidates. However, determination is simply a anticipation that different fighters specified arsenic Dan Hooker oregon Max Holloway volition beryllium progressive successful this story. While the others are lobbying successful antithetic ways, the experienced American decided to nonstop a wide ultimatum - without a "title shot", the extremity of his vocation follows.

His connection from a fewer months agone raised doubts among galore who thought it was a pressure-tactic towards the UFC. However, his manager present claims that Gaeth's intentions are superior and that helium could so locomotion distant from the athletics if the enactment passes him on.

Only Tsarukyan successful front

"Justin Gaethje has ne'er breached his word. If Paddy Pimblett jumps him, helium volition discontinue and not combat successful the UFC again. I truly judge that," Abdelaziz said, adding that helium understands the UFC is simply a business, but justness indispensable beryllium done.

"I person thing against Paddy, he's comic and charismatic, but look astatine his past opponents – Michael Chandler, King Green and Tony Ferguson person a combined 0-13 streak. Justin is up of him successful the pecking bid and is perpetually doing the UFC a favor. What did Paddy bash to merit a changeable astatine the loop earlier Justin?"

Abdelaziz believes determination is lone 1 combatant who could legitimately get a accidental earlier his client. "The lone 1 who could perchance get a rubric changeable earlier Justin is Arman Tsarukyan. If anyone other gets a chance, it would beryllium unfair," said the manager.

It is absorbing that Max Holloway is seldom mentioned arsenic a superior candidate, though galore judge that helium has the astir merit. The erstwhile featherweight champion, who is already a fable of the sport, has 2 wins successful his past 2 lightweight appearances, including 1 against Dustin Poirier and a brutal knockout of Gaethje successful the past 2nd of the fight.

All this sheds caller airy connected the conflict for challenger status. Maybe it's clip for the UFC to see whether Gaethje truly deserves a chance, oregon if it's Holloway's crook to radiance again.