Justin Gaethje interrupts this UFC on FOX 29 interview to blast 'turd' James Vick

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Justin Gaethje’s pre-fight interview for UFC on FOX 29 was trucking along for roughly five minutes before suddenly it veered away from his headlining bout with Dustin Poirier and turned into a tirade on James Vick.

Asked about the chance to fight Poirier while coming off a loss, Gaethje told MMAjunkie, “I’m very thankful for this opportunity. I could be fighting some turd like James Vick – f-cking crybaby that never shuts up.”

Gaethje (18-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), who faces Poirier (22-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in the FOX-televised main event of Saturday’s fight card at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., said his problem with Vick stems from a callout on social media.

Vick, who’s won nine of his past 10 UFC fights, has been vocal about getting bigger opportunities and claimed several potential opponents have avoided fights with him.

“That dude needs to get slapped,” Gaethje said. “He called me a b-tch on the Internet, so when I do see him, I’m going to slap the f-ck out of him. I am not happy with him.

“It’s like seeing a little kid that just won’t shut up because their parents won’t spank him. It gets old.”

Vick didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment when contacted by MMAjunkie.

Asked whether he’d like to fight Vick, Gaethje brushed off the idea and indicated the whole issue was part of his hatred for social media.

“I wish it was not invented so that we could not hear anything from anybody,” he said.

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