Justin Gaethje says he's dreamed of 'ending' Conor McGregor's career (VIDEO)
By Amy Kaplan
BMF champion Justin Gaethje will have his pick of future opponents.
While appearing at a UFC Q&A session during UFC 293 fight week, Gaethje was asked about former UFC double champion Conor McGregor and his response was brutal.
"I'd be lying if I didn't say I've dreamt of ending his career and making sure he's never able to step back in there," Gaethje said.
"He won't fight me," Gaethje claimed. "Plain and simple."
Later he was asked who his next dream opponent would be and he said, "Probably McGregor."
Despite what Gaethje thinks about McGregor's desire (or lack of) to fight him, McGregor has been clear that Gaethje is on his hit list.
āChandler next, in December,ā McGregor told TalkSport in early August. āAnd then Gaethje for the BMF showdown. And following that, weāll seal the deal with the Nate Diaz trilogy.ā
McGregor also tweeted to Gaethje after he defeated Dustin Poirier for the BMF title.
Conor McGregor promised to 'slap' Justin Gaethje around after BMF win
āJustin, Iāll slap you around,ā McGregor tweeted, then deleted. But at the time, Gaethje shot down McGregor.
āI like to fight big fights, so it sounds pretty exciting to me. Iām not gonna fight someone on steroids,ā Gaethje said during his post fight interview.Ā āIāve never taken steroids in my life, never will ā¦ and I donāt want to fight someone thatās cheating. And I probably shouldnāt say that if I want the fight, but itās the truth.ā
It looks like his opinions have changed.