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Justin Gaethje Blames Ali Abdelaziz For UFC Retirement Ultimatum

After his March 2025 short-notice win over Fiziev—stepping in when Hooker withdrew—Gaethje, 37, believed he’d earned a title shot and floated retirement if UFC passed. Dana White called the ultimatum “whacky” and told him to retire. Now booked for a title fight, Gaethje said “it was more my manager putting me in that position” and admitted, “we’re petty…I take things personally.”