Gastelum returned to the UFC after taking a break from fighting and defeated Chris Curtis upon his return at UFC 287. Undeniably, the fighter’s prowess ended up in awarding him with a ‘Fight of the Night’ performance along with the win.
However, Gastelum later announced his desire to enter the welterweight division. Little did he know that there was a predator apparently waiting for Gastelum to return. Soon after the announcement was made, the UFC fighter sent a tweet challenging the fighter.
Although he was a bit late, he finally sent a reply to the undefeated fighter and accepted his challenge. Gastelum replied, “I like the callout. I appreciate the call out… It’s been a couple of weeks since the tweet. I’ve been on vacation so it’s taken me some time to address it, but now it’s time for me to address it and officially accept the challenge. I accept, Shavkat Rakhmonov, your challenge at 170 pounds.”
As Gastelum’s words found their way into Reddit, the fans began pouring their hearts out in the comments section. The fans lifted the fighter up high for his bravery. Undeniably, the MMA world seemed to believe that the match would be an interesting one indeed.
Fan Reactions:
1. I like how it’s a pic of Kelvin kinda winking when 170 is mentionedNo one can call Gastelum a coward.
2. Dude is here for war.I don’t know what you’re talking about. Kelvin is game as they come, gonna be a war.
3. Dude might be the fattest and slowest in the division but his boxing technique is world class