Some rumors have bounced round about Justin Gaethje probably getting a crack at Ilia Topuria’s UFC light-weight title earlier subsequent 12 months, and a teammate of Gaethje’s has weighed in on these rumblings. The contestant in query is Archie Colgan, who just lately saved constructing upon his undefeated professional MMA document earlier this month.
‘King’ Colgan secured a victory over Jay Jay Wilson at PFL Dubai on October third and addressed a number of topics on Bowks Speaking Bouts after the massive win.
Bearing on his direct historical past with the previous BMF champion and his ideas on the experiences of Gaethje maybe being set for one more crack at 155-pound gold in 2026, Colgan stated [via Bowks Talking Bouts]
“Yeah, we’re coaching companions. I simply talked with him yesterday and there’s not; so far as I’m involved, there’s nothing official about any of these rumors or experiences that’s working round on-line. However, yeah, I hope that’s to be true as a result of how, you; I imply, you’d need your man to to get one other title shot.”
“So hopefully that’s all true and there’s some fruition that comes out of that and possibly like early January or February or one thing like that, they lock down him and and Ilia. That’d be sick. It’d be an excellent combat.”
When mentioning how it will be cool to see himself and Gaethje obtain PFL and UFC title photographs, respectively, Colgan responded [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“Yeah, again to again. We’ll each carry the the titles again to the fitness center, have a good time collectively. Man, what a house run for the crew, huh?”
Justin Gaethje may additionally be out for near a 12 months and a half
Justin Gaethje bested Rafael Fiziev in March at UFC 313, and with a professed need to combat Ilia Topuria on the June 2026 White Home card is there, Gaethje can also be indicating he’s ready to take a seat on the sidelines for some time. The previous UFC interim light-weight champion took to his private X platform to map out his best subsequent step in blended martial arts, as Gaethje said [via Bloody Elbow],
“My subsequent combat, I’m planning on preventing every time Ilia Topuria is preventing. I hoped they might let me combat him in January, however I can’t actually see that taking place now. The most important query is when is Ilia preventing once more. I don’t know the reply to that, and I don’t know that anyone besides him and his crew know the reply to that. Greatest case state of affairs now’s they only put us on the White Home card.”
The 15-month layoff timeline can be retroactive to the Fiziev rematch in March if Gaethje does, in truth, get his want for an Ilia Topuria combat in June of subsequent 12 months.
