UFC lightweight standout Justin Gaethje is considered by many to be the ultimate ‘fighter’s fighter’ but, according top-ten lightweight Kevin Lee, ‘The Highlight’ picks and chooses his opponents just like the rest of the UFC roster.
Speaking to MMA Fighting ahead of his headlining bout with Charlies Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 170, ‘The Motown Phenom’ alleged that Gaethje turned down a fight with him and says the UFC fan favorite plays ‘politics’ behind closed doors.
“I tried to make it,” Lee said of a potential fight with Gaethje. “Just because he’s got a number next to his name and he would have been a good fight, too.