Justin Gaethje asked Daniel Cormier if he was 'crazy' after the former heavyweight world champion called him in the early hours of the morning.
While MMA enthusiasts all over the world buzzed about the prospect to look at 'The Human Highlight Reel' fights with Dan Hooker, unfortunately, on this occasion it was not meant.
Unfortunately, the New Zealander has withdrawn with a hand injury. And although Gaethje claimed that he would have fought if he had suffered the same injury as Hooker, at least for the time being, the fight is dead in the water.
With that in mind, the American is looking for a new opponent.
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Daniel Cormier wants Justin Gaethje to fight against Renato Moicano
With UFC 313 around the corner, Justin Gaethje could be forgiven because they did not compete on the card after his opponent had withdrawn.
In his mind, however, the mere suggestion of this was downright insane, as Daniel Cormier discovered during an interesting phone call.
In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, 'DC' revealed: 'At six o'clock in the morning I called JG, because I want to know what is happening. There are people who already perform and say: “I want the fight.”
“Furthermore, Justin Gaethje is still fighting. I called him this morning and my immediate question was: “Do you have plans not to fight this weekend”? He goes: “Are you crazy”? That is Justin Gaethje.
“He's going,” of course I fight. ” I say: “What's going on jg, what are you doing”? He says: 'I sleep; It is here 7:30 in the morning '.
“So I asked JG:” Who do you want “? He goes: 'I don't care; I will fight one of those boys'. For me, “I want you versus Renato Moicano.” I get it, Moicano has just been lost to Islam Makhachev in the way he did that. There is no striking.
“JG also comes from a loss; He was defeated by Max Holloway. Why not match these two? We know that 'money' Moicano is always there to fight, we know he is willing to stand and act with the best of them, we know he has the shipping capacity, and we know he is going the show to take. “
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While Cormier would like to see Gaethje and Moicano leather from Micano's exhaustion war, the Brazilian is not the only option.
Many campaign for Michael Chandler to get on the board, what would be a mega -rematch.
The couple fought it out for the first time on UFC 268, with 'Iron' failing after three rounds of Utter Chaos.
Now Chandler has tackled or Gaethje and he will run it back.
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