Conor McGregor's next UFC fight could take place in Dublin against one of the most violent men in the lightweight division.
Justin Gaethje earned his spot in the top 5 with a recent first round TKO win over Edson Barboza, and is now claiming he wants to fight the former two-weight world champion in Ireland.
Speaking to TMZ, Gaethje said: "I want to fight him [ Conor McGregor ]. I want to fight him in Ireland.
"I know it’s not gonna happen in Ireland but that’s my dream, to go over there and be in that sort of chaos, that’s what f***ing wakes me up every day.
"I’ll go out there and stand and knock him out. He wants to retire, I can help him on his way out."
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And Gaethje's manager, the infamous Ali Abdelaziz who also represents the Notorious' fiercest rival Khabib Nurmagomedov, has said that McGregor has been formally offered the bout.
In his latest tweet as part of his own rivalry with the Notorious, Abdelaziz said: "Yo, McTapper. You’re offered to fight Justin Gaethje.
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"You going to man up and fight, or your soul still hurting from that [Khabib Nurmagomedov] ass whipping?
"Justin will take you to a different level of deep waters."
Meanwhile, Conor McGregor is in danger of dropping out of the top ten of the pound-for-pound UFC rankings.
The Notorious has dropped to number nine on the latest list after lightweight Dustin Poirier's victory over Max Holloway last weekend.
McGregor has only fought once in the octagon since November 2016 and that resulted in a submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov .
His undefeated Russian conqueror sits third in the list behind only Jon Jones and pound-for-pound king Daniel Cormier.
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