UFC News: Conor McGregor tries to start fight with Justin Gaethje, Irish fighter challenges BMF champ's fighting skills

Conor McGregor fires at Justin Gaethje! The 'BMF' titleholder is currently preparing for his highly anticipated matchup with Max Holloway at UFC 300 in a historic event. While fans are excited about this matchup, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev recently had some harsh criticism of the fight in an interview with MMA Junkie, stating: “…This is a useless battle for a useless belt.”

Despite this, the fight still garnered a lot of attention, and ESPN MMA shared a highlight reel of Gaethje's past fights in a recent post on Instagram. The post also received an interesting comment from Conor McGregor, who criticized Gaethje.

Conor McGregor doesn't think Justin Gaethje is on his level

In a post shared to Instagram by the ESPN MMA account, Justin Gaethje reportedly said: “I'm best at causing damage.” The video also contains evidence to support his statements.Dustin Poirier, his finish against Tony Ferguson, and impressive win Rafael Fiziev substantiated this claim.

The post had the following caption: “Justin Gaethje is a pure fighter.'', but Conor McGregor didn't reciprocate that sentiment. 'The Notorious' said in the comments section: “I feel much better.”shows that he is very confident in his abilities.

His comments are interesting considering McGregor has been out of action since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in 2021. The Irishman's most recent Octagon victory dates back to 2020 against Dustin Poirier. Donald Cerrone At UFC 246.

Meanwhile, Gaethje knocked out Poirier with a powerful head kick at UFC 291 in 2023, which also earned him the BMF title. Prior to that fight, he defeated the dangerous Rafael Fiziev by majority decision at UFC 286 in 2023.

Despite McGregor's confidence, Gaethje's recent track record suggests he has the skill and ability to challenge the former lightweight champion's claim of dominance inside the Octagon. But the former “Champion Champion” had reached the pinnacle of his career that was undeniable. And the only way to settle this debate may be for two elite warriors to clash in a cage!

Despite this, the list of enemies willing to declare war on McGregor continues to grow. The Irishman found himself challenged by Jake Paul over his comments regarding Paul and Mike Tyson's upcoming fight.

Jake Paul's bold response to 'The Notorious' criticism of Mike Tyson fight

Jake Paul is preparing for a boxing showdown with Mike Tyson. However, he recently slammed Conor McGregor for criticizing the fight. The Irishman had voiced some concerns about the match, claiming it was unfair. “strange” and questioned its popularity.

So on an episode of Jake Paul's Podcast and BS, the social media star turned boxer said:So, Conor, you say there's low interest in the fight, but the last fight you announced, 1,000 articles were written in a few days and people were talking about your last fight. . In the same few days, he had 10,000 articles written about (Paul vs. Tyson). ”

He also argued that the bout would be beneficial to boxing as it would attract new fans and bridge the generation gap. Paul also claimed this. “Why would you try to drag people down when an old head like Connor still harbors hatred? Is your ego that (big)?”

However, Conor McGregor isn't the only one who has issues with this match, many fans and experts have also questioned the logic of this match, and Tyson's age and legendary status have been heavily criticized on Paul's YouTube This is in contrast to his relative background in boxing.

What do you think about the claim that Conor McGregor is better than Justin Gaethje? And do you agree with what “The Notorious” said about the Paul vs. Tyson match? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!