One of the best UFC events of the year is set to kick off Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, as UFC 268 will boast two title bouts, both also a highly anticipated rematch.
Headlining the fights will be welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, who will once again take on Colby Covington, while strawweight champion Rose Namajunas will look for another knockout win over Zhang Weili in the co-main event.
Needless to say, the MSG crowd will be expecting madness.
“As a fan, if I wasn’t fighting, here, I would be here right now,” said lightweight Justin Gaethje, who will be kicking off the card on Saturday night. “This is the fight you want to be at. The card is stacked.”
Gaethje gets the action started by taking on Michael Chandler, and he talked about the fight with Pete Hoffman on the latest episode of The Fight Fan.
“It feels great man,” Gaethje said. “Get the show started and inspire my teammates to perform. That’s the big thing.”
All eyes will be on the co-main events, which each had fireworks the first time those fighters squared off, but Gaethje is expecting plenty of action right out of the gate with his fight as well.
“First round, that’s the biggest challenge,” Gaethje said. “Dude is super dangerous, super aggressive and really confident. Those are factors that present danger.
“I love that chaos. I know he’s gonna bring it.”
Listen to Gaethje’s full interview with Pete, along with a full preview of UFC 268, by checking out the link below!
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