Justin Gaethje is looking forward to seeing his lightweight rivals Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier clash at UFC 257 - and he's eying a fight with the winner.
The American is coming off a loss to newly retired champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, and is backing McGregor to get the win next month.
The Dubliner is taking on 'The Diamond' in a rematch of their 2014 collision during Mcgregor's rise to stardom.
Gaethje told Helen Yee : "This is two really high-level fighters. Conor's really good. I do see him probably winning.
"I don't know. It'll be interesting to see if Dustin rises to the occasion."
Their bout six years ago took place in the featherweight division, and Gaethje doesn't think the added ten pounds will have any major bearing on the fight.
"I don't think that's an issue," he added.
"I think what's different is their mindsets because of the places are [in] and the places they've gone since then.
"They're much different people since that fight, both of them. So that'll be interesting to see."
With Gaethje making no secret of his intention to take on the winner, he'll be keeping a close eye on this one.
However, he has previously reiterated his belief that a title challenger needs to come into the fight off a win - so we could well see him in action before a potential big feel fight with McGregor or Poirier.
