Justin Gaethje denies rumors of staph infection ahead of UFC 324

Justin Gaethje has dismissed rumors of an alleged staph infection three weeks before his fight with Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324.

In recent days, the web has been abuzz with rumors regarding Justin Gaethje‘s health. On several profiles on the X platform appeared posts with photos suggesting that the American had contracted a staph infection.

Some fans picked up the story in the dark, claiming that Gaethje will probably withdraw, and Arman Tsarukyan will jump into the UFC 324 fight card in his place. These words clearly did not please the experienced UFC fighter.

Justin Gaethje commented on a post on X suggesting that the fighter had contracted a staph infection.

– Nostradamus seriously took a screen shot of the video as I ate to make it look like I have herpes on my lips? On my neck is healing a wound from an ingrown hair.

Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will face each other in the evening bout of UFC 324, with the interim lightweight division championship belt at stake.