Justin Gaethje Eyes Rematch Against Max Holloway

Justin
Gaethje wants to avenge his loss against Max
Holloway. 

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. 

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.

High Stakes

“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.