Justin Gaethje makes a statement about Conor McGregor and expressed that Conor should undoubtedly compel comeback if he manages to defeat Khabib Numagomedov.
Recently, Justin Gaethje sat down with ESPN MMA to talk over all the things going on in the UFC right now and also shared his viewpoint on various issues and made a few noteworthy statements too.
On the show, the panel talked about the current fighters who opted retirement from the sport. When interviewers asked Gaethje if he buys the whole ‘Conor retirement’ thing. The new interim UFC lightweight champion said “I think he’ll fight again, I really do. I think he should wait for the winner between me and Khabib. If I win he should definitely come back. But if Khabib wins, I don’t know and I’m not sure about that.”
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Gaethje also praises Conor and said, “He’s a legend, man. Whatever he did was the legendary status and I’ll never take that away from him. He deserves credit, and he’s accomplished so much in this sport, what every fighter wants to attain. So hats off to him and I can’t wait to punch him in the face.”
Furthermore, Gaethje discussed how a potential fight against McGregor would go down. He said, “Distance control is the number one factor in any fight. It’s established in the first 30 seconds. That would be a huge factor in our fight, who could control the distance. The thing about me is I can kick the s**t out of people. So when they are trying to control the distance, I can kick them in the leg and reset that.”
“Yeah, I think I would knock him out, to be honest. I think he’s got about 3 rounds and then its hell. And he doesn’t want to go to hell. So I think he’s good for now,” Gaethje concluded.
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It is now to see if the Conor McGregor will make a return to the sport?
