Media D1 Gaethje did better against Jordan Burroughs than Ben Askren

[hbombfromhell]

Funny how nobody in the UFC was able to hold this guy down and he obviously uses his wrestling to keep the fight standing, but now the narrative is that his wrestling is weak because he got bowled over by the best ever.

https://www.mmaindia.com/justin-gaethje-recounts-his-battles-with-jordan-burroughs/

"UFC welterweight contender and four-time NCAA champion Ben Askren was soundly defeated by Jordan Burroughs who is a London Olympic gold medalist and also a four-time world champion at the Grapple at the Garden event in Madison Square Garden in New York.

Askren was dominated throughout the match and he failed to score even a single point. Burroughs won the fight by 11-0 technical fallout. This match clearly showed how dominant Burroughs was and a difference in wrestling pedigree between both the wrestlers."

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

Are you related to Khabib ? I like Khabib but you are really annoying.

 

[hbombfromhell]

Are you Khabib related to Khabib ? I like Khabib but you are really annoying.

You're the one speaking his name in this thread.

Let's stay on topic please.


Gaethje is being extremely underrated and would destroy Olivera or Chandler and their 13 combined losses.

 

[Vil7]

Funny how nobody in the UFC was able to hold this guy down and he obviously uses his wrestling to keep the fight standing, but now the narrative is that his wrestling is weak because he got bowled over by the best ever.

https://www.mmaindia.com/justin-gaethje-recounts-his-battles-with-jordan-burroughs/

UFC welterweight contender and four-time NCAA champion Ben Askren was soundly defeated by Jordan Burroughs who is a London Olympic gold medalist and also a four-time world champion at the Grapple at the Garden event in Madison Square Garden in New York.

Askren was dominated throughout the match and he failed to score even a single point. Burroughs won the fight by 11-0 technical fallout. This match clearly showed how dominant Burroughs was and a difference in wrestling pedigree between both the wrestlers.

He got bowled over by GSP and/or Jon Jones?

 

[RoyJonesJr]

Someone post that gif of Justin falling over

Or was it Dustin?

 

[hbombfromhell]

Someone post that gif of Justin falling over

Or was it Dustin?

No such gif exists.

Nobody has held him down in the UFC other than his last fight.

 

[Lavitz]

Ben wasn’t a 4 time NCAA champ.

Burroughs wrestled Justin in folksyle and Ben in freestyle. He also got better after college. Ben also hadn’t wrestled in years.

 

[Ackmed]

This is how Khabib made his toughest challenge look

 

[hbombfromhell]

This is how Khabib made his toughest challenge look

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I don't think they teach this in college.

 

[Dirge]

What a fucking stupid thread...

Askren wrestled Burroughs in a charity match and hadn't wrestled competitively in over a decade.

 

[hbombfromhell]

What a fucking stupid thread...

Askren wrestled Burroughs in a charity match and hadn't wrestled competitively in over a decade.

Does that excuse change the fact that Gaethje gave Burroughs hell?

 

[Dirge]

Does that change the fact that Gaethje gave Burroughs hell?

And you think askren wouldn't have in college?

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Justin was finished by Eddie and Dustin and will never hold a belt in the UFC.

 

[hbombfromhell]

And you think askren wouldn't have in college?

There are two facts here.

1. Gaethje gave Burroughs hell

2. Askren got destroyed by him

the rest is speculation.

The point here is not to shit on Askren either, just to point out that Gaethje is a beast.

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

What wrestlers has Gaethje even faced in the UFC besides Khabib? Also he transitioned into a striker in MMA, happens a lot. Even Michael Johnson has a wrestling background if you can believe that. In MMA Gaethje has not shown to be an amazing grappler.

 

[The Rivv]

Are you related to Khabib ? I like Khabib but you are really annoying.

$100 says Ali Abdelaziz has multiple accounts on here and other MMA forums.

Not to name any names *cough @Hitto cough @Ackmed cough @hbombfromhell cough*


Ohh forgive me I got the Rona.

 

[Peli]

You're the one speaking his name in this thread.

Let's stay on topic please.


Gaethje is being extremely underrated and would destroy Olivera or Chandler and their 13 combined losses.

I feel like you're trying to build up gaethje to further khabibs case for beating him. he's lost every big fight he's ever been in. Outside of a 37-yr tony ferguson. 5-3 in the ufc.

While I favor him against Chandler, I don't think it's a slam dunk and that any of these guys can win on a given night. Khabib was/is the only person to have a wide gap

 

[hbombfromhell]

Justin was finished by Eddie and Dustin and will never hold a belt in the UFC.

Life and death battles both of them. Some of the most exciting fights in UFC history. Neither one of them could hold Gaethje down either. This was when Gaethje was wild and just trying to entertain. It's been covered in numerous interviews.

Gaethje became frightening and went on a tear when he was fine tuned by Trevor Whitman. Much like how we seeing improvements in Kamaru Usman now. Trevor is one of the best coaches in the game.

 

[The Rivv]

Ben wasn’t a 4 time NCAA champ.

Burroughs wrestled Justin in folksyle and Ben in freestyle. He also got better after college. Ben also hadn’t wrestled in years.

As an Aussie we don’t have the same wrestling as Americans do, nor the culture for wrestling. Can you explain the difference between Folkstyle and Freestyle wrestling please?

 

[Dbreiden83080]

Life and death battles both of them. Some of the most exciting fights in UFC history. Neither one of them could hold Gaethje down either. This was when Gaethje was wild and just trying to entertain. It's been covered in numerous interviews.

He became frightening and went on a tear when Gaethje was fine tuned by Whitman.

My man he’s never going to hold a belt in the UFC. That’s obviously an opinion, but I’m very confident it is a correct opinion. It has nothing to do with your boyfriend. He’s just not good enough.