Bloody Elbow · Jan 3, 2020
Justin Gaethje responds to Dana White claiming he turned down multiple fights
Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty ImagesUFC president Dana White recently went on record, claiming that Justin Gaethje turned down multiple fights offered to him. On Thursday, the number three-ranked lightweight contender shared his side of the story.
“I’m pretty sure it was, they offered me I think Tony Ferguson when Tony Ferguson fought Cowboy (Cerrone) in June and they were looking for a replacement in that fight at the end of May,” Gaethje said on MMA on SiriusXM (transcript by MMA Junkie). “I told them that it wasn’t enough time, but if they pushed it back a little farther I would take that fight, then they turned (the offer) down.