If Justin Gaethje wants a title shot, he’ll have to go through Arman Tsarukyan.
With a big win over short-notice replacement opponent Rafael Fiziev at UFC 313, Gaethje believes he should be the next man up for a shot at reigning lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev.
I won 3 out of my last 4, only losing in an exhibition fight,” Gaethje wrote on X. “I have to fight for the belt.