Justin Gaethje campaigned — hard — for a fight with Conor McGregor, but the UFC went ahead and booked McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone instead.
McGregor vs. Cerrone is expected to headline the upcoming UFC 246 pay-per-view in Las Vegas and, when asked about his thoughts on the matchup, ‘The Highlight’ labelled it a ‘freak show’.
“I mean, it’s a freak show man. I don’t know what to make of it,” Gaethje said in a recent interview with Luke Thomas (h/t Matias Andres of MMANYTT). “For me, I think it’s good, it takes [McGregor] out of the picture.