Conor McGregor hasn’t fought since 2021 when he suffered a leg break against Dustin Poirier in their trilogy fight.
The Irishman was due to return against Michael Chandler in June but a broken toe scuppered the bout and Chandler has now accepted a rematch with former champion Charles Oliveira.
This leaves ‘The Notorious’ without an opponent but one man it most certainly won’t be is Justin Gaethje.
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When speaking to Submission Radio about the possibility of Gaethje fighting McGregor Ali Abdelaziz claims that he has turned down the fight a staggering five times.
Manager: Conor McGregor turned down Justin Gaethje fight ‘at least 5 times’
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He said: “Let’s be real, Conor McGregor will never, will never…
“He got offered this fight at least five times. At least five, he never wanted to have to do anything with Justin Gaethje.
“He said the reason he didn’t want to fight Justin was because Justin talked bad to him on Twitter [X] and Instagram before, and the history we have with him. He didn’t want to lose to our team, I guess?”
“Through the last five or six years. He got offered Justin Gaethje so many times, never once, never once this man…
“Even the UFC told me, ‘Leave him alone. Don’t talk with him, he doesn’t like to fight people who talk bad to him on the internet. I promise you, he likes to be the one to start the talk and you retaliate. Why do you think Chandler is being so nice to him?
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