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Justin Gaethje Explains How He’s Changed Approach To Fighting

Justin Gaethje says he’s learned his lesson when it comes to fighting smarter.

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Everyone loves a good old fashion slobber knocker.

That’s why fans love Justin Gaethje. But all good things come to an end.

In a recent interview with FloCombat, Gaethje explained why MMA needs to be a job to him. His job has become this way because he’s learned his lesson.

The self-proclaimed most violent man in mixed martial arts will take on James Vick in the main event of UFC Lincoln on Aug 25, 2018, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.

But will fans see the same Gaethje they have come to know and love?

”Really, what I’ve been focused on is not becoming too complacent and not having too much fun out there,” Gaethje told FloCombat. “Right before that knee [against Alvarez], I landed some huge uppercuts and I got too relaxed. In my mind, he was going away and you cannot do that at this level, especially against guys like Eddie Alvarez. Same thing happened with Dustin [Poirier]. I should have learned my lesson, but I get in there and I get too comfortable.”

”I need to go in there and I need to be scared at all times, I need to understand that it can happen with one shot and that one shot can happen at any time, especially when I’m fighting guys in the top 10 of the UFC. So just staying focused, staying vigilant in my positions has really been my focus in this camp.”

Criticism From Fans

The former WSOF champion receives a lot of criticism for his fighting style or lack thereof. However, Gaethje admits although the criticism hurts, he can’t change who he is as a person and fighter.

He did concede he should approach MMA more as a job due to his recent losses, however.

”It’s disappointing more than anything. As much as I want to say I do it for the fans, I don’t do it for the fans, I do it for myself. I do it for my family. This is just the person that I am. I couldn’t change the way I fight if I wanted to. I can be more vigilant about staying in better positions at all times, I cannot become comfortable and I can’t have fun.”

”It needs to be a job to me. It can’t be a complete pleasure for me. I’ve got to go in there and I’ve got to make it a job.”

Gaethje entered the UFC with a perfect 17-0 record. He defeated Michael Johnson in his UFC debut but has since dropped his last two fights to Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez.

Gaethje could be right back in the mix in the lightweight division with a win over the No. 10-ranked Vick.

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Guillard, Neer, TUF vet sign with bare-knuckle fighting promotion

A few more notable names are signing on to fight in the WBKFF. A new bare-knuckle fighting organization is trying to bring together some well-known names for their first event on October. On the heels of signing Chris Leben and Phil Baroni…

A few more notable names are signing on to fight in the WBKFF.

A new bare-knuckle fighting organization is trying to bring together some well-known names for their first event on October. On the heels of signing Chris Leben and Phil Baroni, the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation took to social media to announce the signings of UFC veterans Melvin Guillard and Josh Neer, along with TUF 26 contestant Christina Marks.

Guillard (32-21-2, 3 NC) competed in the UFC 22 times, going 12-9 with one No Contest. After being released in 2014, he moved onto World Series of Fighting and Bellator with little success before taking some fights in Asia and Australia. He most recently fought Takanori Gomi in Rizin, getting stopped in the first round. He is 0-8 with 1 NC in his last nine.

Neer (36-16-1) had a few runs in the UFC, posting a record of six wins and nine losses overall. He hasn’t competed in MMA since January 2016, and has lost his last three bouts overall.

Marks (8-10) had one UFC bout, a submission loss to Montana De La Rosa. Her last bout came in March in Invicta, where she was stopped by Milana Dudieva.

It should be noted that the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation is not the same as BKFC, which recently held their first event in Wyoming.

Luke Rockhold Still Eyeing Future Move to Light Heavyweight

Earlier this year, Luke Rockhold voiced his intentions of moving up to the light heavyweight division and was promptly called out by Alexander Gustafsson who volunteered to be the one-man welcoming party to the division for the former middleweight cham…

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Watch ONE FC Beast Alain Ngalani Take Endless Shots To The Abs

I’m sad to say I’m not as familiar with ONE Championship as I should be, what with 8 hour UFC events going down three times a month these days. That means this is the first exposure I’m getting to heavyweight beast Alain Ngalani, who has a reputation for violent finishes in the cage (win or lose).

Ngalani also has more muscle wrapped around his abdomen than you probably do on your entire body. He used that padding to protect himself from some pretty competent looking body shots during a ONE FC promotional event.

Alain Ngalani’s abs of steel!

Alain ‘The Panther’ Ngalani’s abs of steel!

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Posted by ONE Championship on Saturday, August 18, 2018

Ngalani is 42 years old, which certainly makes me feel like an underacheiving piece of crap. Check out some of his fight highlights:

Alain Ngalani’s abs of steel!

Alain ‘The Panther’ Ngalani’s abs of steel!

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Posted by ONE Championship on Saturday, August 18, 2018

Ngalani is 42 years old, which certainly makes me feel like an underacheiving piece of crap. Check out some of his fight highlights:

Jose Aldo’s Coach Reacts To Conor McGregor’s Comments

Jose Aldo’s coach has reacted to Conor McGregor’s recent comments about his latest win.

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Jose Aldo’s coach has reacted to Conor McGregor’s comments.

The MMA superstar was highly complimentary of Aldo for his emotional TKO of Jeremy Stephens at July 28’s UFC on FOX 31. McGregor commented that the ‘whole of Ireland was happy for Aldo on that night.’

The comments may have come as a surprise to many due to McGregor’s bitter rivalry with Aldo in 2015. Aldo’s longtime coach wasn’t among those who were surprised, however.

McGregor acts differently because he has to sell his fights according to Andre Pederneiras. Aldo’s longtime mentor and coach recently told Brazilian media via MMA Fighting that McGregor was actually a respectful man:

”I think Conor created this pejorative myth around him because of the things he says, but backstage he’s none of what he portrays himself to be to sell. Every time I met him he was super respectful, we shook hands, so it doesn’t surprise me that he had that reaction, especially now that he doesn’t have anything booked with Aldo.

“If he had something booked with Aldo he would say he was lucky, that he’s sh*t [laughs], only to provoke. He’s a guy that had done things I can’t see anyone else doing. He’s unique in history, can’t say anything.”

McGregor infamously knocked out Aldo in 13 seconds at their awaited featherweight title fight at UFC 194. Pederneiras wants that fight back due to its result. He said fans didn’t get to really see what it could have been:

”The first fight didn’t represent what the fight really could be, and that’s unfortunate for everyone who wanted to watch it. So I would choose Conor even though I have nothing against him. I know there’s a good person behind that artist and it doesn’t represent what he says. He says a bunch of crap to get attention and sell.”

McGregor is now headed for a massive lightweight title bout with current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at October 6’s UFC 229. The fight became the most awaited and hyped fight in MMA because of McGregor’s now-infamous melee in Brooklyn, New York. The former champion faced assault charges and agreed to a plea deal for them last month.

Pederneiras said the UFC’s megastar knew exactly what he was doing. McGregor was simply building the hype in his opinion:

”That’s him being the artist, in my opinion. He knows that he will have to fight Khabib, so since he has to do that, why not start the mess now and start promoting it?”

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UFC Light Heavyweight Ilir Latifi Calls Out Jon Jones, “Bones” Responds

Ilir Latifi calls out Jon Jones and it didn’t take long for “Bones” to respond. Latifi is coming off a first-round technical submission finish over Ovince Saint Preux back in February. “The Sledgehammer” was scheduled to take on Glover Teixeira next, but an injury forced him off the card. Latifi has been active when it […]

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