Conor McGregor is retired. No, he wants to fight again. No, he’s retired. No, he wants to fight again.
Whatever the case may be, should McGregor decide to return to the octagon, you know he’ll have options. And if McGregor’s itch to fight needs to be scratched soon, the top of the UFC lightweight division is booked or mapped out, leaving just one available option that makes sense: Justin Gaethje.
Gaethje would seem to be an ideal opponent choice for McGregor, given Gaethje’s propensity to stand in front of his opponents and throw punches. There’s no denying Gaethje, who’s on a two-fight winning streak, is as tough as they come. While Gaethje isn’t an easy out by any stretch, a mostly stationary target for McGregor to pick apart is the kind of opponent he could use to earn his first victory since November 2016.
Then again, McGregor could fight the winner (or loser?) of Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone, which is set for next month at UFC 238. Or McGregor could wait to see what happens between the likely unification bout between undisputed 155-pound champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim titleholder Dustin Poirier that’s being talked about for UFC 242 in September. Or how about the winner (or loser?) of the UFC 241 welterweight bout between Anthony Pettis and Nate Diaz.
One of those four options seems like the way to go. And so, for our latest Daily Debate, we asked if you think McGregor should fight Gaethje or hold out.
Here are the results (via Twitter):
To hear MMA Junkie Radio hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” debate the topic, watch the video above.
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