Just a few months ago, Justin Gaethje was in Dana White’s bad books after a comment he allegedly made.
On January 24, Justin Gaethje will fight for the interim lightweight title for a second time when he takes on Paddy Pimblett in the UFC 324 main event.
The fight was put together after Ilia Topuria announced he was taking a brief hiatus from the sport to deal with pressing family matters.
When it was announced, the UFC received a lot of criticism from the fanbase considering the fact that ‘The Baddy’ hasn’t fought anyone in the top 10 of the lightweight division.
As well as that, it wasn’t long ago that ‘The Highlight’ was in Dana White‘s bad-books for laying out a retirement ultimatum.
Who comes out on top at UFC 324: Justin Gaethje or Paddy Pimblett?
Only one man can secure the interim lightweight title on January 24.
Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett face each other at UFC 324. Credits: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
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Gaethje blames his manager for the recent retirement ultimatum
Following his win over Rafael Fiziev last March, in which he agreed to the fight on short notice after Dan Hooker withdrew from their scheduled fight, Gaethje believed he’d done enough to warrant a title shot.
So much so, that the 37-year-old allegedly told the promotion that if he wasn’t given a title fight, he was going to retire from the sport.
Of course, this didn’t sit well with the UFC boss who went on to tell Gaethje to…
2026-01-13 22:00:00
