Justin Gaethje says he will not defend BMF belt and reveals main focus after UFC 291

J. Gaethje weighing in for the UFC (Photo: Instagram / @justin_gaethje)

Even scheduled to fight for the 'BMF' belt in UFC 291, the veteran Justin gaethje He has made no secret of the fact that he is looking for a 'bigger goal' for his future. On the 'media day' of the show that takes place this Saturday (29), the former interim lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg) declared that he will not defend the title of 'thickest' and stated that if he wins Dustin poirier, will seek to face the winner of the clash between Charles of the Bronx e Islam makhachev.

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“I think this is the duel between number 2 and number 3. Number 1 will be fighting the champion in October, so I want to fight the winner of this fight. The aspiration is the linear lightweight belt. I think a win catapults me into that. I'm not going to try to defend that (the BMF belt). If I have the choice, I want to fight for the linear belt”, added Gaethje.

Number three in the lightweight rankings, Gaethje is coming off an important victory over the prospect Raphael Fiziev No. UFC 286, which took place last March. The North American is a former interim champion of the division and was defeated both times he fought for the linear belt, against Khabib Nurmagomedov e Charles of the Bronx.

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