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Justin Gaethje Wants To Be The ‘Most Violent’ Lightweight

Based on what you see from ex-World Series Of Fighting (WSOF) lightweight champ Justin Gaethje inside the mixed martial arts (MMA) cage, you wouldn’t expect him to be a guy concerned about taking fights on short-notice – think again. Gaethje is preparing to fight former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218 on December 2nd […]

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Based on what you see from ex-World Series Of Fighting (WSOF) lightweight champ Justin Gaethje inside the mixed martial arts (MMA) cage, you wouldn’t expect him to be a guy concerned about taking fights on short-notice – think again.

Gaethje is preparing to fight former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218 on December 2nd at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. During a recent media scrum, Gaethje was asked about the possibility of taking a UFC lightweight title match on short-notice. Gaethje would like to think that he could say no to the opportunity, as he is not a big fan of taking fights on short-notice (quotes via MMA Junkie):

“The effort I put in, I expect myself to have eight to 12 weeks of preparation, and that’s the way I do things,” said Gaethje. “So I hope to never make the mistake – I just want to put it on the record for myself, to look back on – that I hope I never make the mistake of taking a last-second fight. Because inside, I would want to. But it shouldn’t happen.”

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As for his fight against Alvarez, Gaethje said he’s looking to go into the Octagon at UFC 218 and finish “The Underground King” as quick as possible in attempt to earn a shot at the 155-pound crown:

“I’m going to go in there and finish Eddie absolutely as fast as possible,” he said. “I deserve a shot at the championship if I keep beating these guys. So I hope I earn that. I will earn it. I think Conor’s going to make somebody earn it. These boys tonight, I hope they put on a show for us. But I have a feeling one of them just wants to win.

“I don’t want to win. I want to put on a show. I want to be the most violent lightweight in the world. And if I have to go through one of these guys after I beat Eddie, I will. But I’m going to be running for sheriff around here.”

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Justin Gaethje Explains Why he Isn’t a Fan of Short-Notice Fights

Justin Gaethje is a fan favorite with an exciting style, but he’s drawing the line with short-notice fights. Gaethje will take on former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder Eddie Alvarez inside Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The action will be featured on the main card of UFC 218. Speaking to the media, Gaethje […]

Justin Gaethje is a fan favorite with an exciting style, but he’s drawing the line with short-notice fights. Gaethje will take on former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder Eddie Alvarez inside Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The action will be featured on the main card of UFC 218. Speaking to the media, Gaethje […]

Barb Honchak’s Win on TUF Ties Team Race up At 3-3

Barb Honchak, a favorite to reach the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 26, earned a second round TKO victory over Gillian Robertson Wednesday night. Honchak, competing for Eddie Alvarez, helped her team tie up the score at 3-3 after six opening round fights. The winner of the tournament will be crowned the first-ever UFC female […]

Barb Honchak, a favorite to reach the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 26, earned a second round TKO victory over Gillian Robertson Wednesday night. Honchak, competing for Eddie Alvarez, helped her team tie up the score at 3-3 after six opening round fights. The winner of the tournament will be crowned the first-ever UFC female […]

Justin Gaethje & Tony Ferguson Exchange Shots On Social Media

The UFC lightweight division is in limbo right now, but it may be changing soon with the return of UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor looming in the distance. Title contenders such as Tony Ferguson, Kevin Lee, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Justin Gaethje are making the division a little chippy as they are all jockeying for position […]

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The UFC lightweight division is in limbo right now, but it may be changing soon with the return of UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor looming in the distance. Title contenders such as Tony Ferguson, Kevin Lee, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Justin Gaethje are making the division a little chippy as they are all jockeying for position one way or another.

In regards to Ferguson, his quickest chance to lock down a bout with McGregor is to defeat Lee at UFC 216 later this month at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and claim the interim lightweight title. On the flip side, Gaethje’s quickest opportunity to earn a title shot is to defeat former champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218 in December then call for a #1 contender’s bout.

Recently, Ferguson and Gaethje had some heated words on social media despite the fact that they are currently on different paths towards UFC gold. A simple poll is what kicked off the shots being exchanged. Gaethje referenced the ankle pick threat “El Cucuy” threw Fabricio Werdum’s way during a UFC 216 media lunch altercation.

This was when Ferguson wasted little time responding and offering his own smack talk.

Fight fans love bad blood between fighters, and we just got it. Their efforts to grab the spotlight are sure to ramp up now that the UFC lightweight champion is back in town. Just like McGregor, Ferguson and Gaethje are two confident alpha males who have produced as of the late inside of the Octagon.

Despite that fact that we are in the entertainment era of the UFC, at the end of the day, winning fights and performing well will always outweigh trash talking. Doing trash talk only builds the intrigue fight fans will have for Ferguson’s upcoming battle with Lee at UFC 216 as well as Gaethje’s Fight of the Night favorite against Alvarez in December.

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Tony Ferguson Blasts ‘Fake F**ker’ Justin Gaethje’s ‘Disrespect’

Just one week removed from his UFC interim lightweight title fight with Kevin Lee and Tony Ferguson is making more enemies On Thursday, Ferguson ran afoul of former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. Despite the notable size difference, Ferguson stood his ground. Both men traded insults (some of the homophobic variety) in Spanish before UFC […]

Just one week removed from his UFC interim lightweight title fight with Kevin Lee and Tony Ferguson is making more enemies On Thursday, Ferguson ran afoul of former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. Despite the notable size difference, Ferguson stood his ground. Both men traded insults (some of the homophobic variety) in Spanish before UFC […]

Eddie Alvarez Criticizes UFC For Booking Interim Lightweight Title Fight At UFC 216

Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will be coaching against his next opponent Justin Gaethje on this season of the Ultimate Fighter. Although the UFC has yet to announce a date and location for their upcoming fight, Alvarez says he is relishing the challenge. Following his loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 205 in November, […]

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Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will be coaching against his next opponent Justin Gaethje on this season of the Ultimate Fighter. Although the UFC has yet to announce a date and location for their upcoming fight, Alvarez says he is relishing the challenge.

Following his loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 205 in November, Alvarez’s most recent bout came against Dustin Poirier earlier this year. The fight ended in a no contest after the former UFC champion landed illegal knees to end the bout. Now, Alvarez wants to get back to get number one contender spot and says the road back to the top starts against Gaethje.

“Whether I won or lost, didn’t matter to me,” Alvarez told SevereMMA.“I was about putting myself in a position for a world title. You know what I mean. I wanted to make sure that I fought the proper guys to do that. So, I want to continue to do that and with a guy like Justin who everybody is pushing and have there eyes on. Knocking a guy out like him and then maybe getting a number one contender [fight]. That’s my goal now, to put Justin away. Get one of the number one contenders, put them away, and my title back. I won’t rest until I do.“

Alvarez made it known that he believes the upcoming UFC lightweight interim title fight at UFC 216 between Kevin Lee and Tony Ferguson is “odd.” He went into detail as to why he is perplexed that the fight was made.

“I don’t even know what that fight is. I don’t know what happened there. Out of nowhere they made an interim belt, and had Lee fight Ferguson. This is very odd for me, what went on there? You know. I don’t know what went on there.“

“I’m going to fight Justin and work my way back to a number one contender and stuff like that. And then out of nowhere, they put up a belt and then put them two guys to fight for it. I’m like… the guy (Lee) beats Michael Chiesa, and he gets a title shot. That was very odd for me. You know what I mean? I had to fight Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Gil Melendez, Rafael Dos Anjos. I had to fight these guys in order to prove myself in order to get a title shot. This guy won against a TUF winner, and then he gets a title shot. It was very weird for me to see that. “

UFC 216 is set to take place on October 7th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The preliminary card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, as well as FOX Sports 1. The main card will be broadcasted on PPV. The main event for the upcoming show has yet to be officially announced.

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