Justin Gaethje is excited to closely follow the duel between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway at UFC 329 , scheduled for July 11th. The Irishman returns after a five-year hiatus to face the Hawaiian in the main event, a fight that sparks great interest from the current lightweight champion (up to 70,3 kg), who intends to watch from the front row and measure his strength against the winner in the future.
In an interview with 'The Jim Rome Show', Gaethje expressed excitement about the fight, highlighting his curiosity about the outcome and reinforcing his long-standing desire to face McGregor, whom he sees as one of the sport's greatest superstars.
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“I’m excited for this fight. I’m excited to be there and watch. I’m very interested to see what’s going to happen in this fight (Conor vs. Holloway)… As I’ve said hundreds of times publicly, I would love to punch Conor McGregor in the face . There’s no doubt he’s one of the biggest superstars in the sport. Fighting a guy like that obviously brings great financial benefits to me and to my legendary status and things like that,” said Justin Gaethje.
The champion also emphasized that a match of this magnitude would have positive impacts both financially and for his legacy within the organization. Furthermore, Justin Gaethje recalled his loss to Max Holloway , but assessed that he managed to recover by subsequently defeating Ilia Topuria.
"Max definitely knocked me out, but I feel like I reclaimed that victory in the fight against Ilia Topuria ," concluded the champion.
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