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Gaethje (26-5) is scheduled to fight Paddy Pimblett (23-3) for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324 on Jan. 24 in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Holloway (27-8) is set to trade leather against Charles Oliveira (36-11) at UFC 326 on March 7 in Las Vegas.
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Gaethje recently revealed that he is rooting for Holloway to beat Oliveira. Gaethje wants a rematch against Holloway if they both win their respective fights. Gaethje also hopes that the current lightweight champion, Ilia Topuria, moves up a weight class. Gaethje would then defend his lightweight title against Holloway, along with the latter’s BMF title on the line, preferably at the White House in June.
“I hope Max wins. I hope Ilia goes up,” Gaethje told the UFC. “And then I can fight Max on the White House card and take the BMF belt and the championship belt.”
Gaethje has only lost to Holloway in his last four outings. Holloway beat Gaethje down for five rounds before knocking him out in the final second in an iconic slugfest at UFC 300 in 2024. Gaethje has since rebounded with a win over Rafael Fiziev. Meanwhile, Holloway suffered his lone knockout loss in a failed featherweight title bid against Ilia Topuria. “Blessed” has rebounded with a win over Dustin Poirier, which also marked his permanent move to lightweight.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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