Daniel Cormier Predicts Justin Gaethje Gets UFC Title Shot Vs. Champ Islam Makhachev

Daniel Cormier Sees Justin Gaethje sliding in the UFC Title Picture.

Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is Gearing Up for His Next Title Defense After Making Quick Work of Short-Notice Replacement 311

Ilia Topuria Says He Was Promised An Immediate Lightweight Title Shot After He Vacated His Featherweight Title, But There’s Been Pushback from Makhachev’s Team. That’s WHY CORMIER THINKS GAOTHJE (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) Will End Up Getting The Title Shot.

“I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT’S WHO IS GOING to FIGHT for the BELT, I BELIEVE IS GOING TO BE JUSTIN GAETJE,“ CORMIER SAID ON HIS “FUNKY AND THE CHAMP” SHOW WITH Ben Askren. “IF I’M TEAM MAKHACHAHAV, I’M ASKING FOR JUSTIN GAETHJE BECAUSE THAT’S A BIG-NAME FIGHT, IT’s The Guy That Carries A Lot of Name Recognition. I Think that’s Going To Being To Being.

Ben Askren Finds It Hard to Make a Case for Gaethje, Who Was KnoCKED OUT BY Ex-FeatherWeather Weight Champ Max Holloway at UFC 300, But Rebounded With Aver.

“HE lost to holloway, and topuria just putn holloway in very Impressive fashion,“ Askren Said of Gaethje. “I DON’T EVEN THINK IS A HARD ARGUMENT. I THINK TOPURIRIA IS by Far the most compelling person.”

Cormier’s Argument for Makhachev is that Two of His Four Title Defenses Came Over UFC FEATHERWEIGHT Champion Alexander Volkanovski, and Howan Dadnu. Askren explained whoh he doesn’T see Cormier’s argument as valid.

“Those Two Featherweights, Holloway have the very, very recent of win an against just just gathje at lightweight, at kindy they competed at lightweight, right?” Askren Said. “And THEN VOLKANOVSKI HAD The VERY COMPETITIVE BOUT WITH ISLAM Makhachev.“ So You Have Both of Those Guys Also Competing at Lightweight And Having Relatingly Good Ressols.