Gaethje glad 'piece of shit' McGregor lost by TKO
Lightweight contender Justin Gaethje was thrilled that Conor McGregor suffered his first career TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in last weekend's UFC 257 main event.
"I love seeing a loudmouth get knocked out," Gaethje told ESPN's Brett Okamoto. "There's nothing that makes me happier. Seeing a piece of shit get put down - that was great. I loved it."
McGregor's head coach said earlier this week that the former two-division champion wants an immediate trilogy bout against Poirier for the vacant lightweight title. But Gaethje thinks it would be "preposterous" if McGregor gets a crack at UFC gold coming off his second loss in three fights.
"He's sitting at No. 6 (in the division)," Gaethje said. "He's won one fight in his entire life in the (UFC) lightweight division. And he picks and chooses who he fights. So I have no respect for him in that manner."
Gaethje, a former interim champ, is coming off a submission loss to reigning titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov last October.