#justin-gaethje

#justin-gaethje

Justin Gaethje's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, recently addressed all doubts about the mark on the fighter's neck leading up to UFC 324. Gaethje (27-5) had a visible mark on the right side of his neck leading up to his UFC 324 interim lightweight title fight against Paddy Pimblett last weekend. There were speculations about a potential staph infection, which could have jeopardized the fight. However, the fight went through, and Gaethje left Pimblett bloodied up en route to a unanimous decision win.

Gaethje (26-5) is scheduled to fight Paddy Pimblett (23-3) for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324 on Jan. 24 in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Holloway (27-8) is set to trade leather against Charles Oliveira (36-11) at UFC 326 on March 7 in Las Vegas. Gaethje recently revealed that he is rooting for Holloway to beat Oliveira. Gaethje wants a rematch against Holloway if they both win their respective fights. Gaethje also hopes that the current lightweight champion, Ilia Topuria, moves up a weight class. Gaethje would then defend his lightweight title against Holloway, along with the latter's BMF title on the line, preferably at the White House in June.

Gaethje (26-5) is scheduled to fight Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324 on Jan. 24 in Las Vegas. The interim title fight was hatched after champion Ilia Topuria announced a short break from competition for personal reasons. Gaethje and Pimblett (23-3) were previously frontrunners for a title shot against Topuria. However, Topuria has clearly expressed his preference for defending his title against Pimblett over Gaethje.