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TUF 25 Finale Weigh-In Results

TUF 25 Finale takes place on Friday, July 7, 2017, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The prelims will air on UFC Fight Pass at 6PM/3PM ETPT and FOX Sports 1 at 7PM/4PM ETPT. Six bouts will take place on the main card on FOX Sports 1 at […]

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The event will be headlined by a lightweight bout between Michael Johnson and former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje. Dhiego Lima vs. Jesse Taylor will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card is Marc Diakiese vs. Drakkar Klose in a lightweight bout, Elias Theodorou vs. Brad Tavares in a middleweight bout, and Marcel Fortuna vs. Jordan Johnson in a light heavyweight bout.

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for TUF 25 Finale on Thursday and here are the weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (FS1, 9 p.m. ET)

Michael Johnson () vs. Justin Gaethje ()
Dhiego Lima () vs. Jesse Taylor – TUF 25 final ()
Marc Diakiese () vs. Drakkar Klose ()
Jared Cannonier () vs. Nick Roehrick (205.5)
Brad Tavares () vs. Elias Theodorou (186)
Marcel Fortuna () vs. Jordan Johnson (205.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 7 p.m. ET)

Angela Hill () vs. Ashley Yoder ()
Tom Gallicchio () vs. James Krause (170)
C.B. Dollaway () vs. Ed Herman (205.5)
Jessica Eye (134.5) vs. Aspen Ladd (135)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)

Teruto Ishihara () vs. Gray Maynard ()
Juliana Lima (115.5) vs. Tecia Torres (115)

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Justin Gaethje Reveals The Reason He Chose UFC Over Bellator MMA

It was all about the Benjamins when it came to former World Series Of Fighting (WSOF) lightweight champion Justin Gaethje’s free agency decision earlier this year. Gaethje made a name for himself over at WSOF by finishing all but one of his bouts under the promotion’s banner, and continuing his undefeated mixed martial arts (MMA) […]

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It was all about the Benjamins when it came to former World Series Of Fighting (WSOF) lightweight champion Justin Gaethje’s free agency decision earlier this year.

Gaethje made a name for himself over at WSOF by finishing all but one of his bouts under the promotion’s banner, and continuing his undefeated mixed martial arts (MMA) record of 17-0. After his contract with the promotion expired late last year, the dominant 155-pounder decided to go out and test the free agency market.

When it came down to it, the UFC and Bellator MMA remained the front runners to land Gaethje’s services, however, it was the UFC who ultimately inked “The Highlight” down to a deal. When asked why he decided to sign with the UFC instead of Bellator, Gaethje stated that money was the ultimate motive and Dana White and company showed up with the fatter check (quotes via MMA Junkie):

“This is America, man. You’ve got to negotiate,” Gaethje said. “As soon as I was a free agent I was a little nervous.”

After inking a deal with the UFC, Gaethje is set to make his promotional debut this Friday (July 7, 2017) at The Ultimate Fighter Season 25 Finale (TUF 25 Finale) in the main event against No. 5-ranked Michael Johnson. Gaethje went on to explain that the opportunity to challenge himself against the best fighters in the world at 155 pounds also factored into his decision – and that’s another opportunity the UFC brought to the table:

“Hindsight, of course, I knew I was going to get a chance to fight Michael Johnson or somebody in the top five, top six,” Gaethje said. “As long as the money matched up, I knew that’s what I wanted to do.”

Although he opted to forgo a stint with Bellator, Gaethje has nothing but nice things to say about Scott Coker and his promotion:

“I give Bellator respect. They wanted me, and they respectfully came and tried to do it,” he said. “We talked a couple times. I like those guys over there. I have nothing but respect for them.”

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Justin Gaethje Explains Why He Chose UFC over WSOF and Bellator MMA

Justin Gaethje was one of the UFC’s bigger free agent signings this year. The undefeated lightweight won the WSOF 155lb title back in 2014, and successfully defended it six times before leaving the promotion and jumping to the UFC earlier this year. Friday night, he’ll make his promotional debut in the main event of The […]

UFC 25 FINALE – Michael Johnson vs. Justin Gaethje

Just one day before UFC 213 gets underway on July 8th, in the same venue (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada) Michael Johnson and Justin Gaethje will warm up the crowd and set the mood when the face off in a fight as part of the UFC 25 Finale. Michael Johnson is a force to be […]

Michael Johnson is a force to be reckoned with. He has a knack for knockouts and a staggering 44% of all his victories has come by the way of knockouts. His record currently stands at 18 – 11. Johnson’s recent form has dipped, however. In his most recent fight, he suffered a loss at the hands of Khabib Murmagomedov. His previous six fights have been splits and he is going to be hungry for a win, a convincing one at that. In fact, he will most certainly be looking to put the fight to bed before it can even get to the judges. His strike statistics do look promising with an averages strikes per minute of 3.77 and a strike accuracy of 35.3 %. When it comes to take down stats, his average is 0.58 takedowns with a 53.8 % accuracy which is not bad at all.

Gaethje, without a question of a doubt has a better record of 17 – 0. Furthermore, over 3/4th of his victories have been courtesy of knockouts, some of them pretty brutal. His most recent fight was a victory against Luiz Firmino. Gaethje’s is certainly going to be high on confidence stepping into the Octagon come July 7th.

This will no doubt be an entertaining fight which see’s two fighters with rather identical fighting styles try to outwit and out strike each other. It is admittedly difficult, however, to see Gaethje lose. He really has no weak points are vulnerabilities. He is a great grappler and can knock opponents out with hands or feet.

Prediction – Gaethje to win by knock out

Michael Johnson Says Justin Gaethje Has Been in Too Many Wars

Michael Johnson doesn’t believe Justin Gaethje’s fighting style is beneficial to his longevity in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). This Friday night (July 7), Johnson will take on Gaethje in the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter 25” Finale. Speaking with Bloody Elbow, “The Menace” explained why Gaethje’s style can’t get him success […]

Justin Gaethje Rips Conor McGregor For Being A Quitter

Former World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin Gaethje has finally arrived to the biggest MMA promotion in the world, which is obviously the UFC after he spent the last three years as WSOF champion. He built a name under the WSOF banner and facing some top competition, but he now has to prove his […]

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Although he wants to establish himself as the very best in the lightweight division, there is one problem with that, and that is Irish superstar Conor McGregor, who is currently taking a hiatus from MMA to box Floyd Mayweather.

Gaethje recently appeared on the UFC Unfiltered podcast (transcript courtesy of MMA Fighting) to talk about how he matches up with McGregor

“Skill wise, there’s nobody that’s gonna outwork me. He’ll outtalk me, that’s for damn sure but he ain’t gonna outwork me. His skillset is special, he’s got a great left hand. But we’ve seen him quit. He’s got quit in his heart and once a quitter, always a quitter.”

Gaethje is pointing out that McGregor has been submitted twice in his career whereas he is still undefeated with a record of 17-0. Next Friday, Gaethje will face fifth-ranked lightweight Michael Johnson in his UFC debut in the main event of TUF 25 Finale. According to Gaethje, he plans on calling for an interim title fight after TUF 25 Finale to secure a shot at McGregor. Gaethje believes that winning an interim title belt will guarantee him a shot at his second world title.

“I’m gonna get that opportunity. I’m gonna get the interim belt around my waist and then when he comes back, he has to fight me. [I’ll] make it a dogfight, make it a war, everything he doesn’t want it to be.

“Absolutely [I’m calling for a title shot after my fight]. Like I said, if I get that belt around my waist, there’s no question who he has to fight when he comes back. Well, he can fight whoever the hell he wants obviously but if I have the interim title and I’m finishing people like I know I can, he has to fight me.”

Gaethje needs to keep his eyes set on Johnson as that is no easy task. Johnson, who is 2-3 in his last five bouts, will be a difficult opponent for the former WSOF champion. Gaethje thinks Johnson is just another guy who will break under his pressure.

“Like I said with Conor, once a quitter, always a quitter. He has 11 losses on his record, and six or seven of them are decisions. That’s six or seven times you got outworked. That will never be the case in one of my fights. When I lose, I’ll get knocked out. It won’t be because I got outworked or outskilled or anything like that.

“I’m gonna be strong. Hopefully, I can get him in the air and put his head through the mat a couple of times. I think at first I’ll be fighting Michael Johnson the fighter and 10 minutes in I’ll be fighting Michael Johnson the track star.”

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