Justin Gaethje: "They called me to fight Tony (Ferguson) on four weeks notice and I can't do that." pic.twitter.com/5QBhf4zZ5x
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) July 4, 2019Justin Gaethje has revealed why he turned down a fight against Tony Ferguson stating that the four-week’ notice given to him wasn’t enough to prepare for someone like “El Cucuy” and wanted the bout to be pushed back to this Saturday at UFC 239.
It’s safe to say any fight featuring Gaethje is guaranteed to be a “Fight of the Night” contender but few would argue that matching him up with former interim lightweight champion Ferguson is likely to produce a “Fight of the Year” candidate, given both men’s styles.