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Justin Gaethje is known for his confidence heading into fights. The UFC lightweight expects to fight the champion, Charles Oliveira, next. He made a surprising admission about the fight against the UFC champion. He needs his striking to be better or he’ll be in big trouble. “At the end of the day, if my striking […]

Justin Gaethje has made it known early on that he will not appreciate it if the UFC hands Conor McGregor an instant title shot when he returns. Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor immediately made his lightweight title fight pitch just moments after reigning champion Charles Oliveira defended his title against Dustin Poirier at UFC […]

The next possible title challenger of reigning UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira has already made his pitch. Charles Oliveira has proven his cynics wrong once again after beating Dustin Poirier at UFC 269. The champion got rocked by his challenger a couple of times early in the fight and was even dropped by a devastating […]

Michael Chandler put on a fight for the ages against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268. The two went back and forth and hit each other with everything they could. Michael Chandler admits he got a little reckless at UFC 268 and made a big declaration going forward. Don’t expect to see him fight like that […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov is not a man known for mincing words. He recently got into it with UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje and told him to ‘shut up.’ Justin Gaethje has been very vocal about getting the next UFC lightweight title shot and he has been butting heads with everyone that disagrees. That includes Khabib Nurmagomedov who […]

Justin Gaethje and Daniel Cormier are going to continue going back and forth until Justin Gaethje gets his UFC lightweight title shot it appears. Gaethje isn’t messing around with the subject of getting a title shot. Justin Gaethje recently spoke with MMAFighting about Daniel Cormier and his desire to get a title shot. He also […]

Justin Gaethje is done with people saying he shouldn’t be next in line for the UFC lightweight title. The former interim champion does not want to hear about Islam Makhachev being next. Justin Gaethje recently went on the UFC Unfiltered podcast where he made sure to let his feelings about Islam Makhachev known. Gaethje doesn’t […]

Michael Chandler has predictions for the lightweight title fight at UFC 269 between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier. His opponent Justin Gaethje is expected to face the winner. Michael Chandler went on The MMA Hour to discuss the UFC lightweight title picture. He has some bold predictions for Gaethje come 2022. “I think Justin Gaethje […]

Justin Gaethje is not happy with Conor McGregor wanting to fight Michael Chandler next. UFC 268 saw Gaethje and Chandler put on a very exciting fight that had the Irishman inspired. Michael Chandler expressed interest in facing Conor McGregor next. The former two-division UFC champion quickly expressed interest in facing the former Bellator champion. Justin […]

Justin Gaethje made a surprising claim that Dustin Poirier would retire if he became UFC lightweight champion at UFC 269. He believes the lightweight would rather retire than face him again. Dustin Poirier appeared on The MMA Hour and responded to the comments. He believes former UFC interim champion Justin Gaethje’s memory was foggy from […]

Former UFC lightweight Will Brooks had some interesting comments on his former foe Michael Chandler. He had watched the entertaining scrap at UFC 268 against Justin Gaethje but he came away with a different perspective. Will Brooks spoke to ClutchPoints and gave his thoughts on Michael Chandler’s UFC run. He had an interesting take on […]

Justin Gaethje fought Dustin Poirier for the first time back in 2018. The fight was early in Gaethje’s UFC career and the bout was extremely exciting. Now the two could potentially fight again as Justin Gaethje expects to fight the winner of the lightweight title fight at UFC 269. He isn’t exactly hoping Dustin Poirier […]

Justin Gaethje was not happy with the referee from his fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 268. Mike Beltran was the third man in the cage that night. Justin Gaethje was upset with the way Mike Beltran handled the accidental foul from Michael Chandler at UFC 268. Gaethje was hit by a big punch when […]

Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier got himself in hot water with Justin Gaethje last week after he said he thought Islam Makhachev deserved the next title shot. Now it appears he has changed his tune following Gaethje’s win over Michael Chandler at UFC 268. Daniel Cormier spoke about the subject on his YouTube channel and […]

Justin Gaethje has his own fight set for UFC 268 but that didn’t stop him from going after Colby Covington. Gaethje trains with Covington’s opponent Kamaru Usman so it was clear whose side he was on. Things got chirpy at the press conference as Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman were trading insults. Eventually, the topic […]

Justin Gaethje is known as a violent fighter heading into UFC 268. He has a very unique mindset when he heads into fights. He has to get his mind to a certain point in order to fight in his intense and primal style. His mindset at UFC 268 against Michael Chandler is no different. He […]

UFC 268 brings Justin Gaethje and Daniel Cormier together again after the duo had some words on social media. Gaethje was claiming that Cormier was being biased towards Islam Makhachev at UFC 267. Daniel Cormier went on his show Debate DC on the Vover Podcast Network and gave his thoughts on the matter. “How could […]

UFC 268 begins its main card with a barn burner of a fight between Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler. Both men share an opponent in common that they both had exciting fights with, Eddie Alvarez. Eddie Alvarez actually holds a win over both men. He fought Chandler back in Bellator and Gaethje in the UFC. […]

Justin Gaethje has been one of the scariest fighters in the UFC since he signed with the promotion back in 2017. The lightweight contender has been chewing up opponents and spitting them back out with a huge hospital bill. The UFC is known for having some of the best fighters in the world and that […]

Justin Gaethje isn’t playing games as he heads into UFC 268. The former UFC interim champion wants a title shot and he’s willing to do whatever it takes. This is why Justin Gaethje got so angry with Danie Cormier on Twitter. The current UFC commentator backed his training partner, Islam Makhachev, for the next title […]

Justin Gaethje is tired of playing games. The UFC lightweight contender has grown frustrated with the UFC ahead of UFC 268. The issues stem from the Charles Oliveria-Michael Chandler title fight at UFC 262. Justin Gaethje felt that as the former interim champion, longer-tenured fighter, and more deserving fighter, he should have gotten Michael Chandler‘s […]

Michael Chandler is set to take on Justin Gaethje at UFC 268. The bout is largely considered a number one contenders bout and the winner is expected to face whoever comes out with the lightweight belt at UFC 269. Michael Chandler spoke to MMAFighting about Justin Gaethje and the fact that he believes Chandler has […]

Daniel Cormier and Justin Gaethje surprisingly went back and forth on Twitter after ‘DC’ suggested that Islam Makhachev was next in line for a lightweight title shot. Things kicked off when Cormier tweeted out: ‘Give @MAKHACHEVMMA the title fight! I don’t even need to see who wins next week. This dude just killed it. Khabib […]

Charles Oliveira appears to have the lightweight division against him. Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje are some of his biggest critics heading into Oliveira’s fight against Dustin Poirier heading into UFC 269. Charles Oliveira didn’t appreciate Justin Gaethje calling him a ‘quitter’ and Michael Chandler picking against him for the Poirier fight. He isn’t the […]

Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler are known to have extremely exciting styles. Both men have had some classic fights in their short stints in the UFC. Justin Gaethje has been known to stand and bang and test people’s wills inside the cage. He doesn’t plan on changing that when he takes on Michael Chandler at […]

Justin Gaethje is one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC. Since his debut in 2017, Gaethje has lived up to his nickname “The Highlight.” Having such an exciting style comes at a price though. When you’re not afraid to get hit you tend to take a lot of damage. Gaethje is set to […]

Former UFC fighter Conor McGregor is the latest high-profile athlete to weight in on lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s shock announcement that he was retiring, following his victory over Justin Gaethje. Good performance @TeamKhabib. I will carry on. Respect and condolences on your father again also. To you and family. Yours sincerely, The McGregors. — Conor […]

Minutes after defeating Justin Gaethje with a second-round submission in UFC 254, Khabib Nurmagomedov announced that he was retiring (via UFC on Twitter). "Today is my last fight here in UFC." #UFC254 pic.twitter.com/sq6R9LxN1i — UFC (@ufc) October 24, 2020 Capping what would be an undefeated career, Khabib obtained his 29th victory Saturday afternoon, continuing his […]

The proceedings ahead of the highly-anticipated matchup between reigning lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Justin Gaethje for UFC 254 proved to be a controversial one. Both fighters ultimately made the maximum weight of 155 pounds, but fans stirred some speculation and looked into the Russian’s weigh-in. As per ESPN MMA, the Eagle was […]