Former WSOF lightweight champ Justin Gaethje (17-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) made it clear from the moment he announced his UFC deal that he wanted only top competition . Now he’s calling them out by name. Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson, Edson Barboza, Nate Diaz, Michael Johnson – Gaethje is awaiting your reply. “To be honest with you, I looked in the mirror and I said three names to me: Khabib, Ferguson and Barboza, and I almost had a panic attack when Barboza came to mind; right when that came to my mind, I said, all right, that’s the mother(expletive) that I’m fighting,” Gaethje told MMAjunkie. “I called my manager, and I said, ‘This is who I want.’ Who knows
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Justin Gaethje on new UFC deal: ‘Now I get a chance to prove I’m the best in the world’ – MMA Junkie