{"id":1866,"date":"2023-08-01T19:21:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T18:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2023-08-02T17:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T16:18:13","slug":"conor-mcgregor-threatened-justin-gaethje-after-his-victory-over-pourier-i-will-kill-him-with-one-blow-justin-signed-the-contract-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/conor-mcgregor-threatened-justin-gaethje-after-his-victory-over-pourier-i-will-kill-him-with-one-blow-justin-signed-the-contract-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor threatened Justin Gaethje after his victory over Pourier, &#8220;I will kill him with one blow!&#8230;Justin signed the contract, boy.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gaethje played down McGregor\u2019s callout after UFC 291 last week, to the annoyance of the Irishman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier in the second round on Saturday, avenging a 2018 loss to his compatriot and winning the \u2018Baddest Motherf*****\u2019 title. McGregor was apparently unimpressed, however, tweeting after the lightweight fight: \u201cJustin, I\u2019ll slap you around. I KO him one shot. Guarantee it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sign the contract big boy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LZIv3x0su9\">https:\/\/t.co\/LZIv3x0su9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justin Gaethje \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Justin_Gaethje) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Justin_Gaethje\/status\/1686513740441939968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1867 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/F2fWdTZWgAA97RY.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/F2fWdTZWgAA97RY.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/F2fWdTZWgAA97RY-300x153.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/F2fWdTZWgAA97RY-768x391.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/F2fWdTZWgAA97RY-696x354.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gaethje, 34, dismissed the former dual-weight champion\u2019s 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 \u2013 and zero positives \u2013 in order to fight in the UFC.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_82607\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0DcsXtC9Dus?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although McGregor, 35, has never failed a drug test, Gaethje said: \u201cI\u2019m not going to fight someone on steroids [&#8230;] I don\u2019t want to fight someone that\u2019s cheating [&#8230;] I think he\u2019s turned me down six times. And usually you have to lose to fight him, so don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_39534\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gdlam9dyFwY?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">McGregor has now hit back, tweeting on Tuesday (1 August): \u201cThis guy is about as smart as two planks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1qz44j0-14 khkWUJ sc-1qz44j0-15 gpTqkD\">\n<div class=\"sc-1qz44j0-0 bJuezv\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaethje played down McGregor\u2019s 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 \u2018Baddest Motherf*****\u2019 title. McGregor was apparently unimpressed, however, tweeting after the lightweight fight: \u201cJustin, I\u2019ll slap you around. 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