{"id":388882,"date":"2022-05-16T07:50:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T07:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=388882"},"modified":"2022-05-16T07:50:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T07:50:04","slug":"gregor-gillespie-refutes-rumors-of-ufc-release-i-am-not-going-anywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/gregor-gillespie-refutes-rumors-of-ufc-release-i-am-not-going-anywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregor Gillespie Refutes Rumors of UFC Release: &#8216;I Am Not Going Anywhere!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight Gregor Gillespie took to social media and clarified the rumors circulating around his status as an active UFC fighter. Gregor \u2018The Gift\u2019 has been removed from the UFC lightweight rankings and this led to talks around him not being on the roster anymore.<\/p>\n<p>In a comprehensive series of tweets, Gregor Gillespie went on to say that the main reasoning behind his displacement from the rankings stems from his inactivity. He last stepped under the bright lights all the way back on May 8, 2021, and he elapsed on his 12-month grace period for re-entering the cage.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/its-not-about-the-combination-but-how-you-hide-everything-with-a-big-surprise-henry-cejudo-berates-conor-mcgregors-boxing-technique-once-again\/\">\u201cIt\u2019s Not About the Combination but How You Hide Everything With a Big Surprise\u201d- Henry Cejudo Berates Conor McGregor\u2019s Boxing Technique Once Again<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI am removed from the rankings.. Not from the organization. (Fighters are removed after 12 months of inactivity). I am not going anywhere! The UFC has always been great to me! 100% class! It is not their fault that I don\u2019t have a fight. They have offered me plenty of fights.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LONG STORY SHORT: NOT REMOVED FROM UFC, JUST FROM RANKINGS. I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; gregor gillespie (@gregor_the_gift) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gregor_the_gift\/status\/1525924265169756164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Gregor Gillespie goes off on the lightweight division<\/h2>\n<p>Known for being a rather soft-spoken fighter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Gregor-Gillespie-111701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gregor Gillespie<\/a> deviated from his usual mode of operation and went right after the lightweight division. He called out fighters like Tony Ferguson and Rafael dos Anjos for not accepting a fight with him. Moreover, he also doubled down on his willingness to take the right fight that would move him closer to that title.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JPKih_m7HO4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI am patiently waiting for a fight that will get me closer to a title. Since Tony Ferguson turned me down 100x last year, and Michael Chandler didn\u2019t seem interested, and since RDA just turned down a fight against me (which I accepted) I guess Beneil Dariush will have to do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPS.. RDA, chandler, offer fu*king stands. RDA was cool fighting me on 4 days-notice (when i was on the top of a mountain 7 hrs away), but turns me down on a full camp.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cdl6rMuOtiQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cdl6rMuOtiQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by MMA Junkie (@mmajunkie)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gregor Gillespie has an NCAA D1 championship-level credentials and he\u2019s backing himself to use his imposing skillset against the upper echelon of the division. Chiefly, his track record in his relatively short UFC stint has shown plenty the promise toward a championship strap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight Gregor Gillespie took to social media and clarified the rumors circulating around his status as an active UFC fighter. Gregor \u2018The Gift\u2019 has been removed from the UFC lightweight rankings and this led to talks around him not being on the roster anymore. 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