UFC lightweight contender Justin Gaethje has slammed accusations that he has ties to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov as "slander".
The former interim champion and twice undisputed title contender was recently pictured on a visit to Chechnya testing out guns with fellow fighters at a facility in Gudermes. Kadyrov is not present in the photos, but reporter Karim Zidan has claimed that he was in the Chechen Republic with former world champions Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo at his invitation.
Gaethje recently found himself in a Twitter war of words with Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy, after disagreeing over the controversial judges' decision in Paddy Pimblett's latest win over Jared Gordon. Pimblett, who is sponsored to the tune of a seven-figure sum by Barstool, won a close three round decision on Saturday night, with countless people disagreeing across social media.
