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Justin Gaethje was expecting to watch Arman Tsarukyan\u2019s co-main event clash with Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 to see who he might defend his UFC lightweight title against next, but that was before he received a call from President of the Unites States Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
Prior to UFC 331, fight fans were making a big deal out of Tsarukyan\u2019s matchup with Ruffy. It was only the second time Tsarukyan has competed in over two years and a big opportunity from him to prove that he\u2019s next in line to fight for UFC gold. As some expected, Tsarukyan was too much for Ruffy to handle and ended up clobbering him with a vicious knockout elbow with just four seconds left in the first round (see it HERE<\/strong>).<\/p>\n While the knockout finish likely earned Tsarukyan a shot at UFC\u2019s 155-pound title Gaethje nearly missed it. \u201cHighlight\u201d was hoping to watch the fight closely so he knows who he might be fighting next, but once President Trump called Gaethje dropped everything and chatted for a few minutes.<\/p>\n \u201cAs soon as the bell rang my phone rang and I looked down and it\u2019s Donald Trump calling me,\u201d said Gaethje during a recent appearance on the One Night With Steiny<\/em> podcast. \u201cI answered the phone and we talked for like four minutes so I missed the entire first round. Then I look up and I\u2019m like, \u2018How did his eye get f\u2014ked up?\u2019 Then he got knocked out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe was with Bryson DeChambeau. We were talking about golf.\u201d<\/p>\n