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New UFC champ Gaethje 'planning' to fight again
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- Newly minted UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje says he's "planning" on fighting again, tempering talk of his possible retirement, at least for the time being.
- "Right now, I'm planning on it [fighting again]," Gaethje said during a taped interview on "The Joe Rogan Experience" which was released Saturday.
- If and when he does decide to step back in the Octagon, Gaethje says it won't be to run it back against Topuria.
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Newly minted UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje says he's "planning" on fighting again, tempering talk of his possible retirement, at least for the time being.
"Right now, I'm planning on it [fighting again]," Gaethje said during a taped interview on "The Joe Rogan Experience" which was released Saturday. "There's not something natural in me that feels like it's over."
Gaethje outslugged Ilia Topuria last week in the main event of UFC Freedom 250 held at the White House, forcing the former champion to quit on his stool after four rounds of a back-and-forth affair which resulted in Gaethje's first UFC title.
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