Gaethje played down McGregor’s callout after UFC 291 last week, to the annoyance of the Irishman
Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier in the second round on Saturday, avenging a 2018 loss to his compatriot and winning the ‘Baddest Motherf*****’ title. McGregor was apparently unimpressed, however, tweeting after the lightweight fight: “Justin, I’ll slap you around. I KO him one shot. Guarantee it.”
Sign the contract big boy. https://t.co/LZIv3x0su9
— Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) August 1, 2023
Gaethje, 34, dismissed the former dual-weight champion’s callout, referencing the fact that McGregor is currently absent from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) testing pool. Athletes must be in the pool for six months and return two negative results – and zero positives – in order to fight in the UFC.
Although McGregor, 35, has never failed a drug test, Gaethje said: “I’m not going to fight someone on steroids […] I don’t want to fight someone that’s cheating […] I think he’s turned me down six times. And usually you have to lose to fight him, so don’t know what’s going on.”
McGregor has now hit back, tweeting on Tuesday (1 August): “This guy is about as smart as two planks.
