Prediction For Justin Gaethje vs Edson Barboza?

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Think this will be a fun fight, Barboza has brutal kicks but Gaethje is better overall on the feet. I got Justin by 3rd round KO and proving himself to be the upper echelon of the LW Division (almost every elite LW beats the shit out of him) and hopefully fights YaQuinta, that fight has Rory/Robbie style war written all over it.
 
Love both fighter. Tho Barboza by something crazy
 
I see Gaethje overwhelming Barboza and gassing him out. But it also depends on how Gaethje's defenses hold up because Barboza has many ways to end the fight with his kicks.
 
I see it going like Barboza vs Jamie Varner. Barboza controls the first 2 rounds and then gets clipped in the 3rd. Against Gaethje however, I think it'll be in the 2nd.
 
Barboza's style is too open for Gaethje it'll be like Khabib but when he gets inside instead of taking him down he'll knock him out
 
I have a hard time picturing Barboza losing this fight. Without the takedown threat Barb is very dangerous on the feet because he can let his kicks loose, and Gaethje never attempts a takedown.

Gaethje also showed that he's affected by body shots in the Alvarez fight and Barboza has these middle kick and spinning back kick + knees to the body.

Finally I don't see Gaethje low kick game playing a big factor against a muay Thai specialist like Barboza.

Gaethje has the better boxing of the two nevertheless. But I've got Barboza winning by TKO late round 3.
 
Violence.
sweet, sweet violence.

I think Gaethje takes it via pure volume. Both guys can obviously strike with the best of them, but JG is just so damn relentless I think he eventually breaks Barboza. I assume this is a 5 round main event?
 
This is a great match up skill wise, I have Barboza taking it via tko in the 3rd or 4th. He's got more experience and is a very technical striker, and I think he's more than a match for Gaethje on the feet with his arsenal of kicks.
 
I predict this is a match i will rewatch and i see myself saying OOOH SHIT atleast 2 times..
 
hell yeah
hope they kick the shit out of each other
 
Gaethje via first round stoppage. Both to leave the octagon on stretchers.
 
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