Justin Gaethje claims that he once removed UFC Hall from Famer Georges St-Pierre
Gaethje is considered one of the most exciting fighters in all combat sports, and has a long and legendary career in the Octagon and goes to toe to toe with fellow super stars such as Eddie Alvarez, Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Maxhael.
It appears that one of Gaethje’s biggest claims came on fame long before he ever competed for the UFC.
“I was at university, struggling,” said Gaethje during an appearance Hotwash by born primitive tactical. “They brought a few UFC hunters and I took them down. Georges St-Pierre, I took it when I was probably 18, and he was the champion at the time. I was a big fan of the sport; we would go to Buffalo Wild Wings, we would sit there for six, eight hours and look at the entire card.”
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Will Justin Gaethje be the first hunter to challenge new lightweight King Ilia Topuria?
Gaethje comes from an impressive unanimous decision victory at Rafael Fiziev in March and has no return to the Octagon. According to reports, ‘the highlight’ is aimed at getting another crack on the elusive UFC Lightweight Championship.
Recent rumors suggest that Gaethje could very well get his shot against newly beaten 155-pound King Ilia Topuria on UFC 322. Gaethje’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, played the rumors during an appearance on an appearance Submission radioOffering his thoughts about how things can be possible between ‘El Matador’ and his client.
“It’s a car accident (fight),” said Abdelaziz. “Those who go to land first, goes to sleep. This is my opinion. I think Topuria may also try to struggle Justin. I think Justin Gaethje is far too dangerous to just stand in and throw bumps.
“Justin is a very powerful striker, he is very dangerous. To be honest, it is one of the best fights you can do in the UFC.”
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