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Justin Gaethje Brutally Slams Conor McGregor's "B*tch Move" For Fighting Donald Cerrone Instead Of Him

Justin Gaethje Brutally Slams Conor McGregor's "B*tch Move" For Fighting Donald Cerrone Instead Of Him

Gaethje pulled no punches in his assessment of McGregor.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Justin Gaethje has slammed Conor McGregor's decision to fight Donald Cerrone instead of him ahead of his UFC title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Gaethje said McGregor facing Cerrone on his UFC comeback earlier this year will be a "b*tch move for the rest of his life."

'The Highlight' is confused as to why 'The Notorious' opted to return against 'Cowboy' after he relentlessly called him out on social media.

The American challenger told BT Sport: "I've tweeted him and called him a sh*t father, human and husband.

"That was in October and he fought 'Cowboy' in January. He had every opportunity to fight me and he passed every time.

"The times he said he was going to fight I never had a call from UFC or anybody to confirm whether that happened, so I dunno what was going on behind the scenes."

Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA

He continued: "But they never called me and he had many opportunities to fight me and he didn't.

"He chose 'Cowboy' and I'd just knocked 'Cowboy' out, that's a b*tch move.

"You guys jump on board and act like it's the fight to make and it's gonna be awesome - that was a b*tch move.

"And it will be a b*tch move for the rest of his life."

Image: PA
Image: PA

McGregor easily beat Cerrone at UFC 246, stopping him in just 40 seconds as he eyes his Octagon return next year.

He's set to face Dustin Poirier on January 23 after accepting Dana White's offer.

Gaethje, meanwhile, will face UFC lightweight king Nurmagomedov this Saturday at UFC 254.

The interim UFC lightweight title holder is riding an impressive four-fight winning streak which includes victories over Cerrone and Tony Ferguson.

Featured Image Credit: PA/BT Sport

Topics: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor Mcgregor, Justin Gaethje, UFC News, Fight News, UFC

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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