Justin Gaethje's manager admits his pupil's chance of facing Michael Chandler: 'No problem'

J. Gaethje (left) and M. Chandler (right) are in the top 5 in the lightweight division. Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS

One of the great managers of MMA athletes today, Ali Abdelaziz is always in the spotlight of Ultimate, looking for the best fights for his clients. agent Justin gaethje, the North American's representative admitted the possibility of negotiating a confrontation between his pupil and the newcomer Michael chandler. The statement was made to the 'MMA Junkie'. Currently, the lightweight category (up to 70,3kg) is experiencing uncertainty regarding the future fight for the belt.

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“(Michael) Chandler is trying really hard to fight Gaethje. Gaethje will fight him, no problem”, said the businessman.

Famous for provoking some of his clients' rivals (Ali also manages Khabib Nurmagomedov), Like for example, Conor McGregor, Abdelaziz didn't miss the chance to 'poke' the former Bellator champion. At the time, the representative compared the 'freshman' to a former victim of Justin's.

“In my opinion, he (Chandler) is a little inferior to Michael Johnson. Chandler is a little less of a fighter than he was when Johnson was in his prime. (…) Chandler is not like Johnson used to be. He's not like Johnson, who beat Ferguson, knocked out Poirier and all those guys. Chandler is an old version of Johnson,” he said.

Gaethje, who beat Johnson in 2017, has not performed since October 2020, when he succumbed to Khabib's talent. Former interim lightweight champion, the athlete is now seeking to regain his status as a challenger for the group's belt – still led by Nurmagomedov.