UFC star Justin Gaethje has explained what upset him financially in his last fight against Rafael Fiziev earlier this year.
Justin Gaethje has long been known as one of the most exciting fighters in all of mixed martial arts. He constantly goes out with the intention of putting on a show for the fans, and more often than not he succeeds. After all, it’s not called ‘The Highlight’ for nothing.
In his most recent fight, Justin Gaethje accepted a short-notice showdown with Rafael Fiziev and for the second time, Gaethje was able to defeat Fiziev. That (eventually) set him up for another UFC interim lightweight championship shot, almost six years after his fight with Tony Ferguson. This time he will clash with Paddy Pimblett in the main event of UFC 324.
In a recent interview, Justin Gaethje discussed a financial issue related to the aforementioned rematch against Fiziev.
Justin Gaethje reflects on his latest outing
“My contract says I get paid a certain amount to fight for a championship, now I get paid that for this fight. That was very important to me,” Gaethje said. “I’m the most consistent, most exciting guy to ever step into that. The last fight was the first time I’ve ever made less in my entire life than my last fight and I don’t want that to happen, so I need to be in these big fights.”
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Gaethje knows he is an incredibly valuable asset to the UFC, especially in the lightweight division – and you can be sure he will go out there and put it all on the line when he faces Paddy Pimblett across the cage next month.
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