UFC President Dana White is trying to alleviate the concern of Justin Gaethje the UK was forgotten by the tournament. He asserted that the 32 -year -old boxer would have the opportunity to compete for belt, but now he has to the result of the match of Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier first.
Currently, Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler are being arranged to paint the lightweight belt at the UFC 262 event. Because of this, Justin Gaethje is taking care of the tournament to forget himself. However, Dana White asserted that he was still a bright candidate for the championship.
“Gaethje still has a foothold in the weight class,” Dana White said at the UFC 260 post -event press conference.
“After the matches are completed, he will be the next. Everything depends on the Dustin and Conor.”
Based on the sharing of Dana White, it can be speculated that after Dustin and Conor are the first time, the winner will have a lightweight stretching capacity, possibly fighting Oliveira or Chandler. No matter who the next champion is in the four names above, Justin Gaethje will be the one who has the opportunity to compete for belt.
Gaethje has not played since the failure in the effort to win a light belt at UFC 254. In this match, the 32 -year -old puncher was put into Triangle Choke by Khabib Nurmagomedov and ended the match in the second half. He is currently ranked second in the official UFC Lightweight.