"He was pissed," Anik posted on his "Anik & Florian Podcast." "I believe what Justin Gaethje and his manager, Ali Abdelaziz, are looking for is just some sort of assurance that they will be next because it's May 19, and the good news for this Topuria-Oliveira fight is that it's f*cking June 28, which is less than six weeks away. He feels like he was definitely passed over in favor of Charles Oliveira for this opportunity against Ilia Topuria." "After what he did against Rafael Fiziev, staying on the fight card, avoiding Dan Hooker, winning, and avoiding the UFC 300 result, I don't think Justin's request is crazy. In addition, he fought at UFC 300 to support the UFC rather than to compete for the undisputed title at that time. Therefore, I wouldn't be shocked if Gaethje received a promise that he would be the next to compete for the Topuria-Oliveira title. However, I can tell you that Justin wasn't overly excited.