how legit/thoughts on justin gaethje

[Brettd1031]

He seems pretty good and well rounded solid wrestler and pretty good striker w power in kicks elbows punchs evthing , he fights exciting too he gets his first test mayb in melvin guillard , id love ta see.him in ufc if he wins i think hes got pretty good chance at hangin w the top 10 in ufc depending on match ups, whats your thoughts on him so far?

 

[ebartlett84]

Elite. My favorite World Series fighter.

 

[Amerikuracana]

I forgot he existed..


But yeah, he's really good and has an exciting style. Honestly, he is like a younger Eddie Alvarez.

 

[Brettd1031]

Ya hes def fun to watch /a savage in wsof , but its hard to tell if he could have the same success vs guys like ben hendo/cowboy/pettis/khabib etc

 

[Amerikuracana]

Ya hes def fun to watch /a savage in wsof , but its hard to tell if he could have the same success vs guys like ben hendo/cowboy/pettis/khabib etc

To be fair.. It's hard to say whether the guys you listed would more often than not have success against each other. And include RDA on that list, because he starched Bendo like a man in that last fight.

 

[5Rounder]

I think he has all of the physical tools to beat the top dogs in the UFC. My only concern is that his tendency to throw 100% into everything will leave him gassed out and knocked out or submitted by some of the upper echelon fighters there. If he can get his cardio sorted out, the sky's the limit.

 

[Slongkong]

there's fighters that can go 100% all 3-5 rounds and be fine. Michael Johnson was like that on tuf and a little ways after. He went 100% all the time but it was too much. He wasn't gassed or anything but you have to know when to slow down. But that isn't JG's problem. He just swings wild I think his gas tank is good for 3 hard rounds but after that who knows

 

[5Rounder]

there's fighters that can go 100% all 3-5 rounds and be fine. Michael Johnson was like that on tuf and a little ways after. He went 100% all the time but it was too much. He wasn't gassed or anything but you have to know when to slow down. But that isn't JG's problem. He just swings wild I think his gas tank is good for 3 hard rounds but after that who knows

I dunno, I thought Gaethje noticeably slowed down against Newell in the second round (actually even late into the first).

 

[spikemma]

I think he gets knocked out like Conor if he keeps fighting just an offensive style.

Both are like hit me with your best shit you won't take my one punch, but someday it will come from them. He's no top 10 but 3rd best 155 outside UFC

 

[Admiral Ackbar]

I think he's got real potential. Good wrestling and KO power. My only concern is he seems to be really wild with his striking and leave himself open. I see him come straight forward throwing Wanderlei style hooks and think a really technical striker could exploit that and counterstrike their way to victory. Also haven't seen him fight off his back much. Can he get back up from under a really good wrestler? Melvin will be a nice step up since he can definitely test Justin's chin if he leaves himself open. Wouldn't be surprised to see Gaethje work his wrestling and clinch game a little more against Guillard to avoid the power shots.