Gaijthe went from one of my favourite fighters to being a bit of a sook. I get that big losses can haunt fighters, especially title fights, but he has pissed and moaned constantly on top of being bummed out.
Threatening to retire if Conor got a title shot if he beat Poirier, posting snippets of a few punches and leg kicks he landed on Khabib (in a fight he has nothing to be proud of..) demanding an immediate title shot once Khabib vacated...dude, Poirier got right back on the horse and wiped out 2 top 5 guys after losing to Khabib. Oliviera racked up 8 wins. What's he done?
He really thought he was entitled to getting a shot at the vacant belt when he just got embarrassed beyond belief by Khabib and has refused to take a fight since.
His best bet would have been to spend 5 hours a day doing BJJ to work on this gaping hole that has been exposed in his game, then take a return fight against ANYONE in the division to stay relevant. LW is still the most stacked division, and he has only one top 5 win in the UFC...and the Tony win doesn't really mean much these days.
He always seemed like such a down to earth guy who grinded in the gym, goes to war against anyone and is dedicated to working his way to the top. Now he just whines and reeks of entitlement, when in reality he got a pretty favourable run to the belt and nosedived harder than anyone.
I still love watching him fight, but I didn't realise he was such a sook.
First of all, there is nothing concrete about any of this, but I came across this on Twitter. Leaked Twitter DM’s from a random fan with one of Gaethje’s training partners/pro fighter that trains at Elevation. Says Gaethje is frustrated because he can’t get the fights he wants, the Khabib loss weighing on him, etc. Supposedly has discussed retirement? Honestly could be nothing, but still interesting….
