NEW YORK CITY – Justin Gaethje is convinced the UFC soon won’t deny him the next lightweight title shot. Gaethje, the former interim 155-pound champion, believes a win over Michael Chandler at Saturday’s UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden should do the trick to put him next in line to challenge for the title. However, Gaethje (22-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) thinks a title shot is on the line for only him and not Chandler (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC). “Even if he (Chandler) wins, they probably won’t give him a title shot,” Gaethje told reporters at UFC 268 media day on Wednesday. “The only reason he got the first one was because it was perfect timing. “But, yeah, I already said it: If I don’t get the shot, we riot
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