Justin will never be the same again

[tymikeson]

I'm a fan of Gaethje, but after that extremely brutal ko after taking damage for 5 rounds he will not ever be the same, especially at 35 yo.


the way he fell as well... was very bad, almost with his head folding underneath the weight of his body.

this isnt the same as when a younger justin was stopped previously

 

[Tweak896]

He too old to have much fights left anyways at LW. He'll probably hesitate more now, but he probably can still put on some fun scraps.

 

[Stump]

I thought the same thing. That was a career bookend, I think

 

[ILove4MinutesHyuna]

35 should be mandatory retirement age if you 170 and under they like 2-30 in title fights now

 

[WhoIsYou]

Big respect to Justin, he went out on his shield like a gladiator

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Yeah I feel he got Tony Ferguson'd
I hope he recovers though, would be sad to see him go on a downward spiral

 

[Marko Polo]

Dare I say it but the Justin of old would have done a lot better in this fight. He became more cerebral after he got KO’d by poirier a while back and started to fight with a more tactical approach. Fighting with Ego and rushing in is risky and will get you punished but it also brings a lot of pressure and is a tool in itself that played better into Justin’s skills

 

[OldBoy91]

Most of us were worried that Gaethje would 'Tony Ferguson' Max last night.

Instead, Justin might have been the one that got Fergusonned.

Nasty prolonged 5 round beatdown capped with a brutal one punch KO. At 35 years old, and after that, Justin might be done at the top level.

Get ready for Sherdog to cry when Paddy is tkoing Justin a year from now.

 

[tymikeson]

he reminds me of a blonde mma version of arturo gatti.

wins and dies by the shield, fan friendly, nice guy, never gives up win or lose til the final bell.

 

[Viking Power]

Everybody comparing this to the beating Justin put on Tony...I think y'all need to rewatch that one.

 

[linvillegorge]

Yeah, I said it last night. Gaethje is 35 now and has absorbed a ton of damage in his career. That was probably the end of his prime.

 

[RichardHarrow]

Yea he got Feguson'd

 

[Jackonfire]

Got his nose destroyed like Rory MacDonald then put out cold. Its not looking good for him going forward.

 

[jeff7b9]

Dare I say it but the Justin of old would have done a lot better in this fight. He became more cerebral after he got KO’d by poirier a while back and started to fight with a more tactical approach. Fighting with Ego and rushing in is risky and will get you punished but it also brings a lot of pressure and is a tool in itself that played better into Justin’s skills

By about halfway thru last night it became clear that the only path to victory for Justn was to forget everything and brawl.

That guy ain't there no more.

 

[Clark Rogers]

Yeah I feel he got Tony Ferguson'd
I hope he recovers though, would be sad to see him go on a downward spiral

Idk if it was quite as bad as what he did to TFurg, but it is wild that a lot were expecting him to do the same to Max that he did to Tony, but Max kinda flipped the script. Respect to both, was a war.

 

[Marko Polo]

Got his nose destroyed like Rory MacDonald then put out cold. Its not looking good for him going forward.

His eyes poked in as well

 

[SuperNerd]

Yeah I think so too

 

[michaelmichaelmichael90]

Most of us were worried that Gaethje would 'Tony Ferguson' Max last night.

Instead, Justin might have been the one that got Fergusonned.

Nasty prolonged 5 round beatdown capped with a brutal one punch KO. At 35 years old, and after that, Justin might be done at the top level.

Get ready for Sherdog to cry when Paddy is tkoing Justin a year from now.

FINALLY WE CAN STOP HEARING THIS BULL SH*t!!! I was one of the only people saying, "I'm picking Max bc I think he's too fast for Justin!" I was so tired of reading all these comments about how bad Justin is gonna beat him; Max is too small. And the one that got to me the most, "Look what Porier did to him!" I have been saying this since the second Porier fight; go back and watch the fight. Porier landed some really good shots on him in the 1st and 2nd round. but after that Max really started to put it together and was tagging Porier. He didn't have enough time to prepare for that. This time even the lead up to the fight, he looked so healthy and ready to go! I think its gonna be hard to drop down again but if he can, he's gonna be a lot for Topuria to handle

WAR MAX!!!!!!!

 

[chardog]

he appeared to be damaged goods as soon as the fight started......

 

[Dorkman]

Think he said he has 3 or so more wars after max left in him before this fight. Wonder if that number has come down in his mind post fight..