Justin Gaethje outed numerous lightweights for apparently declining to fight him on short notice at UFC 313. Gaethje was in need of a new opponent after Dan Hooker withdrew from their March 8 co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas due to a fractured hand. “The Highlight” had every intention of remaining on the card, and the likes of Rafael Fiziev , Renato Moicano, and Mateusz Gamrot offered to step in. It was Fiziev (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) who got his wish, but according to Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC), the UFC tried to go in various different directions first. “ Arman and Charles understandably said no
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Justin Gaethje says five lightweights turned down UFC 313 fight; two respond – MMA Junkie