Respect to Gaethje.

[TerraRayzing]

Made his UFC debut in 2017 and has been top 5 since then. The most exicting fighter in the UFC (Fuck Chandler) and never loses a step. Whenever he loses, he comes back even better, and this time he did at 36.
Lost two to Poirier and Alvarez, came back and went on a murder spree from Vick to Ferguson.
Lost to Khabib, came back and beat up Chandler.
Lost to Charles and put together a good two win streak over a legend like Dustin and a new guy like Fiviez.
I thought he would slow down after the Max KO loss but turns out he still has a damn good chin and hasn't lost a step. You could see him grow in confidence as the fight went on and I like that when his coaches tell him to step up, he does.
One fight win streak but fuck it, give him a title shot. He has a few fights left in him and he deserves it for what he has done since 2017. War Gaethje.
I like Islam a lot but I'll be rooting for Gaethje, as big of an underdog he will be.

 

[Blastbeat]

he's pure entertainment
along the lines of a Lawler or Poirier or Barboza
always must-see, exciting fights. i dont know if he will ever become full champion but he's got some fights that deserve to be in the HOF

 

[Gabe]

He looked great and honestly he has a claim to be the most exciting fighter of all time. He’s never not been in an absolute banger.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

He was just the #1 contender before the Max fight.... No reason he shouldn't get Arman or a Topuria BMF fight to be there again...

 

[deviake]

His clock is short given his age but he looked great. I was pleasantly surprised

 

[TimeToTrain]

Gaethje is a classy gentleman, a man’s man.

 

[TerraRayzing]

He was just the #1 contender before the Max fight.... No reason he shouldn't get Arman or a Topuria BMF fight to be there again...

That's something I respect about him too. I know it was UFC 300 and he made a lot of money but he risked it all against Max. He just had to wait a few months and he was going to Islam but he risked it, got knocked out and lost his shot but came back, didn't whine once, and is more than ready to earn one again. Badass.

 

[Mask Of Winters]

Gaethje is a throwback to what men used to be before masculinity was forbidden and made borderline illegal. This is also why people from a certain crowd hate him.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Gaethje is a throwback to what men used to be before masculinity was forbidden and made borderline illegal. This is also why people from a certain crowd hate him.

 

[marvinparsons]

He looked great and honestly he has a claim to be the most exciting fighter of all time. He’s never not been in an absolute banger.

If he retired right now I think he'd deserve that title and not even close. The guy is an animal and is also highly skilled.

And given who he's fought he's never taken a step backwards. Poirier, Fiziev, Kabib, Poirier, Alvarez, Holloway, Chandler, Oliveira, Carrie, Barboza.

Does not matter, he'll go toe to toe and usually win.

He also seems to have an unnatural ability to take punishment and barely react. He's still human so he can get TKOd or bloodied up, but he's often completely unfazed.

Fiziev landed some real nice body shots and Gathje barely even flinched.

 

[Danespina]

he's pure entertainment
along the lines of a Lawler or Poirier or Barboza

I'm glad that you included Barboza in that.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Justin Gaethje is a national treasure.

 

[BangBang]

What annoys me is that people don't credit him necessarily as being a top tier/elite fighter citing his recklessness and all-action style.

He IS very much elite and beating Fiziev twice (albeit Fiziev on short notice) is very much testament to that.

Justin Gaethje is a national treasure.

A treasure to anyone who enjoys combat sports. The guy is special.

 

[ComfortablyNumb55]

He only looked 3 times the size of Fiziev.

Not too shabby.

 

[Hog-train]

Gaethje is a throwback to what men used to be before masculinity was forbidden and made borderline illegal. This is also why people from a certain crowd hate him.

Fake news. No one hates Gaethje. Everyone loves him.

 

[FilipEmoFights]

No lie ever since his fight with Charles I’ve kinda disregarded him as an actual threat to the title, he purposely avoids half of MMA which just boggles my mind knowing who he has fought, he would be a more serious contender if he was a more traditional fighter willing to actually use his grappling.
Also if both of these Fiziev fights didn’t end up the way they did, I would say performance wise Raphael was clearly the better striker and definitely the more skilled fighter but….I still kinda feel that way even though he’s beat up Fiziev twice

 

[FriskyRandy]

Gaethje is a classy gentleman, a man’s man.

Get a room.

 

[jeff7b9]

JG is one of the last MMA stars who I have followed prior to coming to the UFC.

I would recommend you check out some of his WSOF battles. He was crazy aggressive, high paced brawling and a madman with low kicks.

Believe it or not what you see now is a VERY fined tuned and much more technical and defensively responsible/mindful fighter compared to the absolute animal he was in his 20s.

 

[volcom5]

People just need to re evaluate how they access fighters after a loss, idiots on here are too quick to consider a fighter wash or out of their “prime” after just a loss instead they should be putting the variables of who they loss to and their performance in said bouts.

Many people don’t agree with me, but MMA fighters are slowly obliterating the notion of an age where they can’t be competitive anymore.

Holloway was washed 5yrs ago, Jose Aldo was washed going on 10yrs now, Poirier was washed after the loss to Khabib, Oliviera is considered wash after Islam. Literally all these fighters are still competitive and not getting obliterate like other fighters.

 

[Deltron 6060]

He's definitely entertaining, but he has nothing for Islam. Islam via sub rd 2