Dustin Poirier has refuted any suggestion he outright rejected a potential short-notice clash with Justin Gaethje at UFC 313.

Justin Gaethje says several fighters *understandably* turned him down at UFC 313. The former BMF titleholder was set to go to war with Dan Hooker next week in Las Vegas until a hand injury pulled "Hangman" from the lightweight bout altogether.

Arman Tsarukyan shares details of a Justin Gaethje fight that was rejected by the UFC, shedding light on what happened behind the scenes.

Justin Gaethje had a number of options to replace opponent Dan Hooker at UFC 313, with Rafael Fiziev eventually signing on.

UFC lightweight legend Dustin Poirier is preparing to retire after one final fight. There’s been much talk about who his opponent should be — Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler, Max Holloway and even a tournament featuring all of the above are just some of the ideas floating around in the MMA world.

Lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan says he agreed to fight Justin Gaethje on short notice, but it didn't come to fruition because the UFC wasn't able to grant him his request of a catchweight bout.

Justin Gaethje might have just exposed Dana White's negotiation tactics for the entire world to see. The post Dana White Rejected Arman Tsarukyan’s 1 Demand as Justin Gaethje Negotiations Get Exposed appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Arman Tsarukyan claims he didn't turn down a fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 313. Here's why they won't be fighting.

"Arman [Tsarukyan] and Charles [Oliveira] understandably said no," Gaethje wrote on 'X'. "Max and Dustin [Poirier] understandably said no. [Renato] Moicano got the call and said no." "Props to ...