Justin Gaethje felt bored during UFC 286 win vs. Rafael Fiziev | ESPN MMA

Megan Olivi interviews Justin Gaethje after his decision win against Rafael Fiziev in the co-main event of UFC 286 in London.
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[@timfilipiuk9612]

Justin’s ability to adjust mid fight is severely underrated. He finds comfort in the chaos

[@Visible__profile]

Yes but in high pas fight like charles and khabib, justin loss

[@Wayf4rer]

That's the one major advantage to being in so many wars so early on. The composure in the crazy moments, even when you're hurt.

[@NoahCanFB]

For real. The moments early on where Fiziev would CRACK him and Justin would get right back in his face. The only other person I can compare that willingness to scrap to is Alex Pereira!

[@user-zo4iz2nv5u]

@@Visible__profile Olivera fight he just fought dumb and also had a lot to deal with. In the rematch he beats him

[@XBlack-oc6xt]

yeah he landed those power jabs and it threw Fiziev's timing off and then he just put it on him. But there was no looser in that fight, Fiziev did well for his first big event, and against Geathje of all. Both beasts

[@federalgodson]

Justin adjustment to stop throwing overhands and use straight power jabs and uppercuts was impressive.

[@seetsamolapo5600]

Trevor Wittman

[@gergot]

That jab is a right hand. .44 magnum stopping power.

[@lpxile441]

@@gergot Not really. Average jab

[@luckytokin]

Those jabs changed the course of the round forsure

[@henrychi4197]

@@seetsamolapo5600 Trevor is always reminding his fighters to take a little power off of their punches

[@JSamad]

Man after the first round I thought that Fiziev got him, but Justin showed he's an absolute dog especially when he got back to his technical self. That was a really entertaining fight, both guys showed world class striking !

[@Ahme313]

Yeah he showed he's great at eye poking

[@thatkidjoly]

@@Ahme313 Keep crying for that dirty shia rafael😂

[@Fumbiii16]

That eye poke was nasty and changed the whole fight. Without or blurry vision it’s really hard to fight like that. Seeing shots coming at you

[@RyleyTech]

​@@Ahme313 it was one poke, do you have the same energy towards Leon?

[@jasonmarcus1683]

@@RyleyTech One poke can be enough, depends on the poke.

[@oj1101]

Poirier vs Gaethje 2 please

[@mrShade-sb1th]

Only fight I can see happening

[@Ewanwanji]

Agree. Man Poirier vs Gaethje 2 would be massive. Please UFC make it happen!

[@sanskarisuri]

You asked for it and you’re getting it

[@sanskarisuri]

It’s going down boys

[@jeremyg3095]

💥💥💥

[@cnrbsmth]

I was genuinely really scared for JG in the first round and could barely watch, by the 3rd round I was completely in awe. Guy is a hero!

[@fantasma.b]

Same.

[@Bamabrute85]

Both incredible fighters. But few can perform in the trenches like Gaethje.

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

Absolutely man! 100% Me too.. He just coming off a loss with this much time off, he REALLY needed this win tonight, I have no doubt that we haven't seen the end of Raf, its just still Justins time.

[@farhanakhtar7865]

Me too I thought Fiziev is just too technical and fast for Gaethje and it would be over . But the comeback from Gaethje from 2nd Rd.

[@VitalYFZ]

Exactly. Actually by the second round I was jumping out of my seat yelling when Justin started doing damage. By round 3 it was a complete domination by Justin.

[@lilbro2557]

A lot of people was wrong saying he was on his way out 😂

[@Sam-ng3of]

He said himself he is

[@ralph10400]

Myself included, Justin shut me up 😂

[@thedarkknight3393]

​@@Sam-ng3of thing is if he loses 1 more then the run is over. And that's it then sadly. I'd hope not but that's what he said :(

[@BillBagBargensonsBarger]

WERE

[@mrmiyagi7388]

I thought so too, boy turned up to fight as usual!

[@Ar1AnX1x]

this is one of those fights that you gotta watch at least 4 or 5 times.

[@seetsamolapo5600]

For the technical details but Justin has had more exciting fights

[@supremeleaderarmy9164]

​@@seetsamolapo5600 Just stop

[@madvillain9879]

Was saying the exact same thing during the fight, bruh

[@keinnamegefunden1]

Like every fight with gaethje 😅

[@jordan-in-the-simulation]

@@madvillain9879why are you riding that album so hard? Name and profile pic like what lol

[@supersyaz2871]

His fight IQ is increasing the older he gets. Makes him more dangerous is what it’s doing. What a great fight.

[@Garanon5]

He definitely kept his cool and didn't mindlessly trade haymakers.

[@playerhateroftheyear1084]

Recency bias. Just choke him.

[@Jdp313]

Definitely not the same Justin who fought Michael Johnson

[@chadwellington2524]

you guys just dont understand justins genius, he fights in a way that can have him win vs that specific opponent

[@Adam-xe5xm]

all this to end up with Islam snapping his arm or choking him out. I like Justin but how has his IQ improved. He made great adjustments but he was doing that back when he fought Tony as well. He still getting into brawls and blocking a lot of punches with his face. Still doesnt use his all-american wrestling offensively and thank to Khabib we know why..... he knows as much about BJJ as Anthony Joshua. Seems like the same flawed fighter, difference is he got an inexperienced Fiziev who may not be the monster we thought he was. Only plus side is we are closer to the Paddy Pimblet vs Fiziev fight i really want to see......

[@sanskarisuri]

Looks like a pre fight interview more than a post fight. He looks absolutely unscathed

[@HazeH21]

Crazy lmao

[@CubanKenobi9118]

Justin looked great tonight, especially amazing in the 3rd round

[@NoahCanFB]

Looked like the Justin that destroyed Tony!

[@007oskari]

Yeah, during the last 2-3 min of the last round he looked insane,

[@mikemorris9902]

​@bLaCk Tony didn't have to make weight the first time. He did it just to "Get in Justin's head" dude did that to himself

[@jacobross735]

I thought fiziev was winning before the last few minutes of the third round very close fight

[@cadebeek3111]

@@mikemorris9902 No he did it to show Khabib he’s a professional unlike him

[@blablablaa14]

The fact that he came out of a fight with Fiziev without taking much damage is amazing. Justin is unique and its another fight for his entertainment resume

[@RockyRoad213]

Mainly cos fiziev went for body shots rather than the face

[@saulhernnadez9203]

@@RockyRoad213 man should have switched it up

[@blackmambaaa41]

He took a lot of damage to the body which is painful too but not physically evident on camera afterwards

[@joshyc2006]

Justin gets cracked and rocked multiple times almost every fight and never has a scratch on him. Check out his and Michael chandler's faces after their fight. He just doesn't seem to show damage, they should make planes out of whatever his face is made out of

[@risottonero4501]

he got wobbled many times

[@ives3572]

I'd love to see Poirier vs Gaethje 2

[@hasindukumara5358]

Me too.but in my opinion dustin improved so much better than gaethje.not saying justin isn't but it would be hard to tko or ko dustin now.

[@vn5774]

Dustin takes it again

[@NoahCanFB]

People like to write Justin off every fight because he loves to get in a brawl every now and then. But in a must win fight he shows that he's truly elite with his hands, distance and timing. I'd still love to see him vs Conor.

[@DreamersDreamBig]

You just want to see Conor get beat up bad huh? 😭 Conor doesn’t stand a chance against Justin or Dustin imo

[@beaualoevv]

okay lncel

[@NoahCanFB]

​@@DreamersDreamBig well at the moment Justin's fought everyone other than the champ and he isn't getting that shot right away. If Conor beats Chandler that's an obvious match up.

[@DreamersDreamBig]

@@beaualoevv what?

[@DreamersDreamBig]

@@NoahCanFB I think Conor can get any fight he wants because he’s the biggest draw in UFC history, I just don’t see it being a fair fight. I also don’t think Conor will beat Chandler but isn’t he rumored to come back at welterweight?

[@dafcorleone]

Man Justin looks like he didn’t just had a fight, mad respect for him, great performance.

[@theturleyteam]

have

[@1ggg635]

A calm Justin is a dangerous Justin. When he's calms he performs really well he just loves the chaos too much.

[@oliveirasingson7592]

"HES a really quick guy" megan olivi

[@einfach_juwlz]

Top Comment Bro !! Hahah

[@HipHopAn0n]

Not sure what this comment is for 😅😅

[@93Girevik]

This was the smartest fight he’s ever fought in the UFC. He kept Fiziev at a comfortable distance knowing that he is shorter and later switched to his jab which was very effective. To top it all off, instead of risking the last 10 seconds and giving Fiziev a chance for a hail mary, he took him down 😀

[@mikemorris9902]

If that was 5 rounds he would have killed Fiziev

[@ejjdabeast2254]

Yeah he gassed he would have gotten beaten up bad

[@cashmoney9256]

I think it would had been stopped by the doc after 1 more round because he was busting up Fiziev right eye badly

[@shafqatishan437]

If it was 5 round Fiziev would've fought with different pace. Without that eyepoke gaethje was losing

[@MrFizzery]

@@shafqatishan437cope ur boy got dominated

[@harshithpabboju]

@@shafqatishan437 lol cry

[@elijahn.grisham4017]

I loved the First takedown in his UFC career in the last seconds of the final round to put the cherry in top lol great fight Justin congrats

[@justlucky964]

This was a true veteran win. Justin fought a really great fight and it was a great fight!

[@Gaggerlotion]

What do you think about the fight? Do you think it was great?

[@Lootroq]

I picked Gaetje going into this fight due to Fiziev's cardio issues against Bobby Green, but man was my confidence shot so quickly into round 1. Straight Legend

[@running_on_full9502]

“I’m made for this” - true words spoken

[@cleancountershot3941]

I’m tired of Justin going through wars then acting like he didn’t get touched lol

[@NoahCanFB]

He means no damage on his face. After the first round that really wasn't a typical "Gaethje war"

[@worldsbestidiot7110]

Literally, if anyone else was in his shoes they’ve got two black eyes 1/2 massive cuts and a bussed lip.

[@cleancountershot3941]

@@NoahCanFB he might not be wearing it but he was cracked multiple times. I feel like the last 2 mins of the 3rd is what got him the victory

[@cleancountershot3941]

@joceja23 oh you’re crazy lol it literally won fight of the year. Justin took the 3rd round handily but 1st and 2nd were extremely close

[@CoulierCuts]

He doesnt have a mark on his face

[@cmattingly5033]

Dude checked Justin’s gloves at the end lmao said make sure they wasn’t loaded lol

[@jnightmare0]

😂😂😂

[@tweezy5804]

This and the edwards fight was extremely entertaining. Loved just watching 4 guys stand up and exchange shots.

[@bzilla1090]

Good win for Justin, he was methodical and adjusted his game plan so well . Well deserved win

[@JB-uu3oj]

Coming out unscathed while making Fiziev's face look like roadkill is absolutely insane. One of the most impressive fights I've seen in a while.

[@unknownspectator7356]

I truly believe Gaethje everytime he says "I was made for this". His fight IQ is insaaaaaane

[@amymzmotovlogs]

Man, Gaethje looked incredible in this fight And Fiziev, extremely fast with his striking and movements as usual It's always a treat for us MMA fans to watch Gaethje fight🔥

[@SkitterMcBoo]

Brah always coming out in the Sig hat. Bro is a shooter forreal. Big respect.

[@ralexlu]

heck yeah

[@raulmendezgarcia]

0:14 ‘he didn’t eat no hearts’🔥🔥🔥

[@ImranKhan-gs2hy]

There are levels to this game, Justin just showed why he was once the Interim-Lightweight champ and that too against a beast of a fighter like his opponant. ✊

[@MaximumPayne]

Justin vs Dustin for the next tittle shot after Charles vs Benny.

[@FlagshipD28]

Fiziev has 200 amateur fights but gaethje been doing 1v1 competition since 5. In the words of fiziev post fight, " all of your punches are f%#% damage."

[@Redblueworm685]

“It felt boring” This guy is sick in the head man 🤣

[@fernandoparedes9111]

Didn’t feel bored when Charles choked him out in the first round

[@rickjones5399]

​@@fernandoparedes9111 obviously not 🙄

[@Razear]

He's become so much more tactical in his striking approach. Takes way less damage and doesn't have a scratch on him.

[@shahidabdoullakhanzorovr1564]

Just how good was the Eagle? 🦅🦅🦅

[@dannymcguire3623]

Best ever…dominated and took almost no damage. Insanity. Big respect to him and Dagestan from Canada.

[@easternequinox9324]

You wouldn't have thought that he literally beat someone up unscathed if it wasn't live on TV lmao. That man is a legend alright.

[@RobertoJunior-ru5mp]

Justin Gaethje please don't go in just one last run to the belt, we need you more !!! Don't retire soon man. We will miss you a lot definitely the king of explosiveness in UFC 🔥🔥🔥

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Nah don’t damage ya brain too much stay healthy

[@RobertoJunior-ru5mp]

@@GoGetYourShinebox I can deduce you are not a fighter.

[@sadestoniaball9086]

Age takes its toll he's got 1-2 years more let's not be delusional

[@RobertoJunior-ru5mp]

@@sadestoniaball9086 Not a matter of delusional, but rather a matter of option. Glover Teixeira retired with 43 years old. Gaethje due to his style obviously gets more damage in head. But it is what it is . Who really love this all blazing sensation are always hunger for more !!! I'm a martial artist so I can feel and say what I'm talking here. And sorry for my "broken" English, not my mother language LOL.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

@@RobertoJunior-ru5mp You think fighters don’t think about their mental health? In fact those that have never been in fights are most ignorant when it comes to brain damage. This ain’t a movie kiddo

[@ao24cleve]

Shout out to Megan! She’s the best!

[@intuitiveclass6401]

JUSTIN “I am made for this’ GAETHJEEEEEEE!!!!!

[@aiacelynnetv9818]

man when he starts to use the jab and upper cut like he did tony its done. everytime its on point.

[@DominusZG]

This fight right there is his best ever imo, he hurt and bloodied one of the division's boogeyman, and he is like, I was bored like he was doing walk in a park, unreal how good he is.

[@KingKeNNySlay]

Justin looked sharp on the 2nd and 3rd round

[@rustyshackleford1877]

The most admirable fighter in UFC history.

[@bhbluebird]

This guy is moving towards legend status as in he's the fighter's fighter.

[@Levi-mb5cw]

The way he was utilizing his jab in the last round was epic.

[@edwardelric5491]

Thats lightweight royalty right there.

[@Danny-sd5vm]

In my humble opinion, I think Justin is the most exciting fighter in the history of the UFC. Justin has never had a boring fight. He can probably take down most of his opponents and grind out wins, but he's never done that.

[@carmine_]

Justin is a BEAST!!!! Deserves to get paid big money.. most exciting/scariest fighter

[@vahmatieu]

Bro looks like he came from the spa instead of a fight. He doing good extending his career

[@jae8246]

Absolutely proved me wrong respect to the vet, maybe we do geathje Vs Poirier 2

[@ozibooz7793]

Camera is super clean

[@coreyrice8607]

Legend

[@reviewforthetube6485]

I could see him taking notes

[@mdp_-vn4bo]

Justin was doing really good with the jab

[@Velkan1396]

Tactical Justin is the best Justin. He's already given us al the wars que could ask for, now it's his time to pick opponents apart, calmly.

[@thecasual7036]

I’m so happy for my hero to go out there prove the bookies and the critics/couch potatoes that never done any type of mixed martial arts in their life and wanna say this dude is done 🖕put some respect on this man’s name his resume is filled with killer, legends, former champions to all the haters thank you this man showed he got that dog in him and is still a contender the human highlight you’re a great wild man😂👍

[@seetsamolapo5600]

If he'd only ever worked on submissions defence when he's grounded

[@einfach_juwlz]

No More Words needed

[@redbaron5308]

Justin is our hero. He died for our sins.❤

[@Saint0FGOD81]

One of the best fights in a long time

[@hash5191]

You know The Eagle is the best ever when you see JG destroy his opponents with pure war & chaos

[@edminer9061]

This guy is truly a warrior!

[@GamingLife420]

This was an awesome fight!

[@ernienieves3229]

Love this guy

[@davegiteau6784]

Justin is a OG ✊

[@yinjamoh7211]

"I did my duty and I fought a guy that's ranked lower than me" Bruh!!

[@themonsterbaby]

I picked Fiziev, and after the first I figured I was right. But amazing adjustments and fight iq by Gaethje. Good second round and then he took over completely in the third. Well done. The Poirier fight is the fight to make now.

[@surfingtothestars]

Love the SIG hat 💪

[@AZ-gs6hj]

The experience showed. He has fought some of the best guys at lightweight.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

His chin is made of titanium, unbelievable

[@brambigdeli5021]

Last two fights were great

[@bigben42]

Justin “The Damage” Gaethje

[@sagralroomy6650]

justing and his golden uppercuts! so fn powerfull.!!

[@FifaKiddd]

I thought this was pre fight interview lol he looks fine

[@moctezumamonteon3247]

You can hear in the background "head shot dead head shot dead"

[@monstermind4286]

Megan❤

[@WildlifeGuy]

This Guy is Awesome

[@Teabagsforlife]

Their needs to be a , after the for. It's a little bit confusing the first time you read it.

[@JonJon-pj9ly]

Big Charles fan here. This was incredible, Justin was always been INCREDIBLE. I thought he was gonna get beaten, but man, thats some serious level of fighting here from this dude. Not old, 34 is still at the peak, hope he gets to the title shot again Edit: Still jawdropped. Can't believe Gaethje beat Rafael f* Fiziev, the dude I though was the most likely to beat Islam. Keeps impressing me.

[@prime_comando]

At one point I did think Justin was overrated, but if you look at who he's lost and how fun his fights usually are, it's only to former champions or interim champions.

[@sarairvine9703]

Justin is a beast as fiziv is a machine and looking at each of there faces afterwards you couldn't have scored it any other way

[@jcoopdo]

Ez work just like I said in the days leading up to today.

[@tobyargall8202]

She is amazing.

[@Shaggymann5]

its nothing wrong to loose a fight as a upcoming fighter, i think fiziev will be level up his game and maybe he will be champion in 2 years....but man gaethje showed him tonight, that there is lvl to this game!!! But iam pretty sure he will be come back stronger

[@carnthecorby]

That's the Gaethje we all know and love!

[@justinsmith5843]

God gifted.

[@mubeenisaacs8762]

Justin keeps proving why he's at the top of the division, one of greatest strikers we'll see.

[@gabhandebrun1871]

Justin is a savage great mature performance 👏

[@Supahmusic_]

This guy makes me Proud to Be American. That other guy Trains in Philippines. And he’s a Russian type monster who was saying a lot of dangerous things. His face looked pretty bad. Justin is a legend and not just strength. But mental intelligence.

[@jayn6943]

I don't think anyone trains in Philippines, mate.

[@JonDoe-gi5zf]

Gaethje definitely went up against a tough guy, props for that.

[@sub2pewdslol918]

Justin's a true badass bro ngl, 🍁and Megan does a fantastic job at making everyone realise their achievement

[@fuevue2913]

"boredom" is acutally euhpemism for "100% focus"

[@beingmickeyutube]

Finally i am a fan !!! 😊

[@hoanirutledge1048]

Justin always looks clean after his fights

[@Took21]

Haha everyone was really doubting my boy now they all fans again 😂

[@hotvegas2498]

I added Justin to my 6 fighter parlay & it HIT! Remember, Justin vs Oliviera. Justin lost BUT he’s so tough. 🥊

[@mikedevaney3507]

I honestly think Justin took the foot off the gas for the 3rd round. His power is insane.

[@lpxile441]

Yeah he could have poured it on. Probably would have been smarter

[@Shaggymann5]

@@lpxile441 why smarter???? he did a perfect fight to please the fans and to get nearly no damage

[@handsomefatboy]

Justin is one of the elites who truly belongs in the top 5

[@fantasma.b]

Justin is a Beast. Rafael was no slouch, he was trying to take his head clean off.

[@DingleDut]

Dude went limb on one of the hits he got from Raphael and still fought through it.

[@hoa3512]

Anyone else notice the damaging leg kicks in the fight. Fiziev Did not want that leg out front after round 2.