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Manager claims Conor McGregor rejected 5 offers to fight Justin Gaethje: ‘UFC told us to leave him alone’

Prominant mixed martial arts manager, Ali Abdelaziz has claimed former champion, Conor McGregor has rejected north of five offers in recent years to take on his Dominance MMA client, Justin Gaethje — revealing how UFC executives ultimately told him to give up on a booking.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight champion and featherweight gold holder, has been out of action since he fractured his left tibia and fibula in a first round doctor’s stoppage TKO defeat to common-opponent, Dustin Poirier back in 2021 in their trilogy rubber match in the main event of UFC 264.