Justin Gaethje has done it all in MMA and he checked off one last box on his career checklist this past June at UFC White House when he upset Ilia Topuria to become undisputed lightweight champion.
At 37, Gaethje has acknowledged his time is running short, and he’s made no indication as to when or who he plans to fight next and if that bout will mark the conclusion of his legendary 17-year run. His manager Ali Abdelaziz recently appeared on the Pound 4 Pound podcast, where he plainly laid out the determining factor for Gaethje’s decision and asked why his last fight can’t be a superfight with welterweight champion Islam Makhachev.
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