Besides FKL, who is a viable option for gaethje?

[Jpenwell14]

I have a strong feeling that Dustin poirier will be fighting nate diaz next on the same card as masvidal vs nick, and that if justin gaethje remains inactive conor will get the next shot at the belt with a win over cerrone at ww. So to avoid that travesty, and make the landscape smoother it seems to me FKL is the only viable option.

For one if FKL wins, which i highly doubt, there is at least the intrigue of a wrestler taking on khabib or the tony Ferguson rematch. Beyond that though 1.5 round FKL will be the sternest test for the patient Gaethje strategy. While it won't answer all the questions we have, this fight can be booked on the same card as khabib vs tony, as an injury reserve insurance policy and line up the next contender clearly and nicely

 

[Lukn4trbl]

Conor needs to step up.

He's #3 in that division.

Fight LW or vacate the rankings!

 

[Jpenwell14]

Conor needs to step up.

He's #3 in that division.

Fight LW or vacate the rankings!

Wishful thinking.

 

[Medulla Omoplata]

Or Pettis

 

[Jpenwell14]

Or Pettis

Pettis, dos anjos already booked.

Don't think oliveira does much for him at this point. Although I'm pretty confident he would knock do bronx out

 

[Mau]

Who is FKL?

 

[Medulla Omoplata]

Pettis, dos anjos already booked.

Don't think oliveira does much for him at this point. Although I'm pretty confident he would knock do bronx out

Nobody really does anything for him. He just needs another KO to keep busy.
Everyone is ranked below him.
The only worthy contenders are Ferguson, Dustin and Conor. Ferguson and Conor are tied up. And going through another brutal war with Dustin might be nice to clean up his record but I don't know if it really moves him that much closer to a title shot.
Oliveira has been asking for a ranked opponent, Justin needs a fight to stay busy.
Plus I like watching Justin kill people.

 

[Espresso]

Who is FKL?

Fighter Kevin Lee

 

[Killroy]

FKL

 

[Hellowhosthat]

If he smashed Islam then that'd give him a good line going into a Khabib match.

 

[Iron Skin]

The winner of Felder vs Hooker

 

[rushbeg]

Kevin "The Motown Duck" Lee has already ducked Gaethje several times in the past , I dont think he will stop ducking now either.

 

[michaelmichaelmichael90]

It's still sad that Conor is fighting Cerrone instead of Gaethji. I might watch the fight somewhere like a bar, if it were guethji i'd order it

 

[Ramon Antonio]

He should get Tony / Khabib winner or be ready to step in if someone gets injured again.

 

[Jpenwell14]

He should get Tony / Khabib winner or be ready to step in if someone gets injured again.

You know the problem with sitting out is recency bias

 

[Ramon Antonio]

You know the problem with sitting out is recency bias

He’s done enough though to take half a year off and not be completely forgotten. Especially if his title shot would be announced directly after Khabib - Tony. The problem is that Khabib needs 9 months for recovery and his Ramadan shit if he wins.

 

[Crom Cruach]

Sad as it is for a fan like me to say but Justins best option right now is to sit his ass down.
Either Tony,Conor or Khabib will need someone to fight next and he'll have his pick from them.

 

[rjmbrd]

Ferguson and Khabib aren't even fighting until April 2020, there is no reason in the world for JG to sit on the bench.

He's gone 4-2 in the UFC, getting KO'd by the two best guys he fought. There is no imperative for him to be next in line, he should fight and secure his spot.

JG -vs- Kevin Lee is a fun matchup.

 

[Jpenwell14]

He’s done enough though to take half a year off and not be completely forgotten. Especially if his title shot would be announced directly after Khabib - Tony. The problem is that Khabib needs 9 months for recovery and his Ramadan shit if he wins.

Prepare for the worst hope for the best. Anyone with a brain wants to see gaethje fight t ferg for the fireworks of course, but the likelihood of justin sitting out for a long ass time if khabib wins is 100 % legitimate

 

[rjmbrd]

He’s done enough though to take half a year off and not be completely forgotten.

Barboza has one a single fight in his last 5. Almost as a rule he loses to ranked fighters. Cowboy has a 2-2 record in his currently lightweight run, and was coming off a TKO loss.

These aren't the type of wins that make you the #1 contender where you can sit out for 8-10 months. JG needs to fight.

So far the best two guys he fought both knocked him out. He's been fighting up the easier side of the division since.