Justin Gaethje makes his case for fighting Islam Makhachev next | ESPN MMA

Justin Gaethje fields questions from Megan Olivi after Kamaru Usman lost to Khamzat Chimaev and Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294.
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[@sportsfan_91]

I much prefer JG vs Islam. Let's have one non-rematch for Islam. Fresh face. Incredibly fun fight too.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Gaethje is most like getting choked out again Islam should move up to 170 and Gaethje should do a rematch with Oliveira...

[@light-qe3gv]

Tbh there is no interesting name at lw, gaethje already got destroyed by khabib and islams son

[@madworker1927]

​@@alcottdevalte7440yeah islam in round 1

[@GotMyDickInYaMouth]

⁠@@light-qe3gvlet islam clear the div so he sets the record for title defenses then fight immediately for title at welter

[@dipe6376]

​@@light-qe3gvmma math doesn't work ,you should know that by now

[@AAA-xc4zm]

*"I said he is not Khabib, but I think he might be"* . Love the honesty man. Gaethje is a class act

[@aitnobetafaq]

So hes gonna lose with that one.. Geathje was a wet towel in the khabib fight. He was so awesome fighting Tony almost to death and then just gave up in the midle of fighting Khabib... i thought this guy was a wrestler...

[@santiagonunez6294]

He was trying to avoid takedowns too much. And khabib usually goes for gnp and he only went for submissions against gaethje which he probably didn't expect

[@JS-lc4kg]

​@@aitnobetafaq khabib was forced to shoot due to vicious leg kicks what are u even talking about

[@aitnobetafaq]

@@JS-lc4kg yea and Geathje just gave up on the ground. Thats what i am talking about. He did maybe kinda oke, just throwing leg kicks...

[@ryanb8736]

Kamaru hangs out with Khabib. He also trains with islam, Usman, and Umar. Kamaru helped Usman train for his title fight. So I’m sure he’s told Justin to be careful. Remember that Khabib went easy on Justin. Same manager Ali.

[@M-ol4hi]

If this fight happens u know people will be asking Justin who was harder to fight khabib or islam

[@noelnoni7310]

Gaethje has a punchers chance. It’s a good chance but Islam is better. Simple as that

[@Jakob-25]

Islam doesn't have a strong chin, and Justin has that knockout power

[@number.2]

@@Jakob-25islam has to get him out there early like khabib did

[@NewDarkKnight]

​@@Jakob-25Islam doesn’t get hit bruv. Best striking defence in ufc rn.

[@dude9038]

@@NewDarkKnight Got hit pretty hard and knocked back a couple of time in his first fight against Volk, a guy with less reach due to being shorter, and from a lower weight class. Stop over-exaggerating Islam's skills, he's very good, but its the solid wrestling threat that puts him over the rest of the competition atm

[@MadaraUchiha-ty4rh]

​@@dude9038what more do you need to see? Lmao you delusional weirdos still underestimating Islam 🤣 madness

[@aRsH-aJ]

Don't think anyone in the lightweight or featherweight that would be able to beat Islam. It does not look like a reality anymore.

[@maherabdalla]

paddy is coming up bro. did you forget him??

[@dammaguy1286]

Charles can still do it i believe, and if Islam wants to move up leon will be a problem for him.

[@pistolpete8231]

​@@dammaguy1286😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sidharthk2793]

Gaethje,Oliviera,etc. Islam has win over Charles and he is yet to prove against top LWs . Charles is beatable. But on that day he was out.

[@ryanb8736]

@@dammaguy1286Islam beat Leon in training.

[@ha9096]

lslam vs the winner of Leon vs Colby is next. You have to revenge your loss against Oliveira first.

[@eliteweekk9775]

Both of them don't deserve to fight anybody they already earned their shot, Benny vs gamrot is the fight to make at lightweight and Dustin can fight the winner

[@user-bj2zu2ex1y]

Good point!

[@TheChamp91100]

"IVE SAID HES NOT KHABIB.. BUT I THINK HE MIGHT BE"

[@dontakeshit]

Aka I'm gonna lose to him 😂

[@ryanb8736]

Same guy who said Islam has no chance against Charles. 😂

[@ryanb8736]

@@STATOSHI If Usman comes to UFC, he’s gonna clear the 155 division fast.

[@theenlightenedone1283]

​@@STATOSHI all true Khabib The Goat / Eagle fans know that islam is a well rounded fighter *but* _Khabib's aura and dominance is what separates him from all the other fighters we know_

[@arphrangkharkongor5911]

Or better

[@HashfiMafazi]

i think Gaethje is a way better striker, but the thing is, no matter how skilled you are at striking, you can't have a better pace facing ur opponent with striking without worrying about the takedown and wrestling, that's why in his fight against Khabib, Gaethje lost his pace.

[@jasonred3874]

It was really frustrating for Usman, he should not have accepted this fight for only three rounds. Usman is not that kind of fighter to fight in a three rounder like someone against Khamzat. We wanted to see more, it's too easy for Khamzat rn, he hasn't been tested yet in a five round fight, Usman could have been a good test unfortunately we still don't know what Khamzat is capable of in the later rounds..

[@karlali7155]

Usman got smashed, even if he won the last two rounds (if it was a 5 round fight) he'd still have lost.

[@akky3553]

Bro check your facts first. DC himself said that 5 round fight offered to Usman but he didn't take it himself.

[@danaandmusic]

Usman is the ones who asked 3rounds because of short notice, 5rounder doesn’t change the game at this point.

[@Keet2020]

@@karlali7155I don’t know what you were watching if you think Usman got smashed. It wasn’t a robbery, but that could’ve easily been scored a draw. Also, what makes you so certain that Usman would have lost? Chimaev was starting to gas in the second round, Usman has 5 round experience and was getting better as the fight was going on

[@Jakob-25]

Khamzat will gas out in 4th round

[@Aluja77]

Im also more for Gaethje than Oliveira, This is probably Gaethjes last fight while Oliveira can still doe 3-5

[@bouf2464]

Why would it be his last fight? They are both at 34 which isn't that old of an age.

[@rushipatel7399]

@@bouf2464Because Justin said that he’s only making 1 more run for the title and then he is retiring

[@Eli43199]

i think gaethje would get destroyed. i like justin but charles submitted him in round 1 with ease.

[@scorpionxiiclips]

@@Eli43199 Ah yes... getting knocked down and wobbled over and over for 3 minutes and catching a submission only after scoring a knockdown was an easy sub for sure.

[@MrFizzery]

@@scorpionxiiclipsall that with Justin getting concussed 2 weeks prior

[@hihihi1q23]

The problem with Justin is that he has such a glaring weakness in his ground game. It's going to be disappointing if he just gets taken down and submitted.

[@ataman1453]

Same with Charly, but Islam goes for the finish in the stand up, anyway.

[@nesne2167]

Which is crazy because he was an All-American college wrestler. And by his own account, he was mostly a defensive wrestler.

[@playerroku4412]

I really think he forgot thow to wrestle..bro has wiped it from his memories.

[@Edward-ki9vg]

​@@nesne2167getting taken down wouldn't be the biggest issue if Justin would know some BJJ. Unfortunately he doesn't

[@MVProfits]

For sure. He should go to Australia and pay Volk and partners to get him ready just like Volk did for their first bout.

[@afshantase6277]

Gaethje is such a likeable person dude is just to honest absolute gangster ❤️

[@prashant2840]

Justin will be dangerous in R1 but Islam will most likely choke him out by R2 or R3.

[@warrengomez67]

He can knockout him out too

[@stevepowell7526]

Islam destroys Justin, I like Justin but that’s a fact

[@matthewerskine918]

​@@stevepowell7526if u watch often thats a dumb statement. I think islam wins, but saying it is a fact is ridiculous.

[@Izzy-zh8ck]

i think rd 1 its over for justin

[@thedauntlessone.7335]

Justin will be dangerous in Rd 1 but Islam will be too. Islam has the striking and the grappling threat.

[@milkmonster2310]

Gaethje has always had no filter or subtlety when it comes to his dialogue. He literally tells it like it is and it's often hilarious to watch lol.

[@ShaDusK]

The Usman fight almost made tear up a lil bit lol. I was a Usman cringe hater. It's something about people that get hated for no reason having to lose very unfortunately. I think 5 rounds was the right move for that fight, but my god I hope Usman can brush it off. He did absolutely nothing wrong to be hated on the way he did. Very sad spot he is in.

[@TigersTilliDie]

I use to hate Usman too, but just like you, I also found myslef borderline emotional with this fight, I hope we see Usman come back and fight again. He’s truly one the GOATs at WW

[@RamiroR13]

​​@@TigersTilliDieI think the Leon losses humbled and matured him too. Made him a lot more likeable, especially against an arrogant villain like Chimaev.

[@TigersTilliDie]

@@RamiroR13 I know it sounds very “casual” as these youngbloods like to say but I honestly think the only fighter that can give Khamzat trouble is somebody like Bo Nikal, who himself is also very arrogant, it seems Khamzats wrestling is to much and we know that Bo Nikal is an elite wrestler so that will be possibly an entertaining matchup if it ever happens.

[@RamiroR13]

@@TigersTilliDie I completely agree. I think Bo is also underrated as a complete MMA fighter but of course he's still young and developing rapidly. I think he can beat Khamzat with a couple years of training and fight experience.

[@EE-kt8sh]

​@@RamiroR13only arrogant villain is Colby, but clowns support that

[@alcottdevalte7440]

I want to see Islam at 170 next for the double champ status. Gaethje should do a rematch with Oliveira for the number 1 title contender...

[@RishabhSingh-db4mq]

why? islam has not cleared his division to deserve a 2nd belt

[@marmitaa8619]

Because they ducked him before and now flocking like vultures. Let them fight fort a fresh carcas while islam gets a real challenge at welterweight

[@Lucatoni22]

@@RishabhSingh-db4mqlol he beat the guy who cleared the division, and then beat the goat weight below, deserves title fight

[@mrwood7507]

Maybe after he fights a couple top 5 LW's. He has literally only fought 1

[@Know3ody]

​@marmitaa8619 no one ducked him. He was a no one lmao. He's STILL ONLY FOUGHT 2 TOP 10 LIGHTWEIGHTS FFS.

[@TechCrawl]

They both got the head kick win wow its tiiiime

[@cadebeek3111]

Gaethje gets slept lol. He always comes up short when it matters.

[@rorywallis6958]

Couldn’t agree more, I am a big fan of Justin but don’t give him a chance against Islam, of course anything is possible but if we’re all real we know the result

[@venice2823]

You and him have a lot in common then

[@XDKX101]

Lmao

[@JopJio]

​@@venice2823 how you know that? 😂

[@HAMZA-uc6fv]

He actually might, his chin is fu(ked more than ever, look how he was taking dustin power jab compared in their first fight and second, on top of that he said way before than chandler fight that he has only tree wars in him, and lastly aint no fu(king way makhachev is getting into an exchange that doesnt benefit him.

[@incognito6650]

Justin got very nervous when he wanted to explain why she should be the next and not Oliveira

[@PEProductionTeam]

Justin has been improving technically besides that head duck he was doing in his last fight. Got the KO still but i was worried about that during the fight.

[@MubarakMasauood]

Personally, I'd love to see Islam vs Colby. Doesn't matter if Colby wins against Leon or not. Two of the best technical fighters in the UFC going head to head. One of them is a stoic character and the other is one of the best "heel" characters out there. Amazing story line. Dagestani wrestling vs American wrestling. Let's gooooooo!

[@EE-kt8sh]

Difference is Islam has a ground game and can hurt people on the feet. Colby cant.

[@duncanconley42]

This didn’t age well

[@nellygonzalezMMA]

The highlight what a great human being he deserves everything he wants ❤❤

[@f.s.1429]

He wants your momma

[@cornerstone2449]

He wants your body

[@ToxicCatMC]

Omfg do we seriously need to watch Gaejthe Insist on getting choked out again, Oliveira rematch is the move to make

[@Devilm4n-cw8tv]

Islam has been knocked out before, if anyone could do it again it's gaejthe

[@ToxicCatMC]

@@Devilm4n-cw8tv Oliveira dropped Gaejthe on the feet and finished him in like 3 minutes

[@xpedisinusantara7758]

Please... Islam just KO the best stand up fighter in MMA. Justin tap against Charles. This is just gonna be a waste of time. Justin has had 2 title shots and lost all of them. He needs to fight Charles again.

[@abdullahnadeem1823]

Facts. Also, Justin seriously needs to improve on his ground game, he could’ve submitted Charles if he had experience. But he just watched him until the ref got him to stand up. It was quite triggering to watch. I guess he knows best tho, I’m just some rando on the internet…

[@mysteriousguy1393]

Justin and Olivera will get steamrolled. But the dude has to fight them regardless because there is no one else in that devision. I would like to see Islam beat Khabib’s title defenses and then go up get belt at WW and defend it once and then call it

[@RicardoReview]

wow he is after that most chocked out fighter on title fights

[@ataman1453]

Wow, how often Charles gave up again?

[@jvm-tv]

Him and Poirier compete for that title

[@derangedoutlaw]

Justin Will Tap Like Always

[@JuanDuran-l2h]

💯😂

[@cr-it5lh]

duh...no one looks like they are gonna get islam number tbh..

[@mylesmccartin878]

He will, and I loved how he trashed mcgregor for tapping for a longg time saying how’d he would die or go to sleep before tapping. But we have seen how that turned out.

[@Cmjunkiegotnoballs]

Maybe Islam won't wrestle he just going for stand up

[@ardianmusliji8349]

I think Justin needs to avenge his loss to Oliveira

[@davesufci1929]

Who tf care about Oliver, nobody.

[@charlesdobronxoliveira8292]

​@@davesufci1929there's a world outside usa. Grow tf up. Charles is a much likeable n bigger star than gaethje

[@davesufci1929]

@@charlesdobronxoliveira8292 i don't care for stupid USA, their pathetic baseball and American handball. I am a European living in Australia. And I say that Olivera is boring style as fuc* . I like Fighters like Inoue, Usyk, Procházka, Ngannou........ not some boring Olivera lol

[@samuelcampos8967]

To those who know, know that either usman or khamzat could beat eachother on any given night, usman just took the fight and we see how important a fight camp is .. still a previous dominating champ , he’ll be back 💪🏼

[@adequatequality]

“Is Islam Makhachev beatable? Idk”…oh no Justin’s already lost the mental battle 🤦‍♂️

[@motorcyclesdream6921]

No.. he just started the mental warfare againts Islam

[@ShaDusK]

Nah, people that think that way are actually killers. Sean said he was going in there to probably get beat up by Izzy, and look what he did. I mean I got Islam as -1000 favorite, but still Lol. He is just being realistic.

[@laxus6442]

​@ShaDusK Give me the clip that Sean said that, cuz I seen most of Sean clips before the Izzy fight and never heard him say that

[@indiansmokar]

@@laxus6442 watch the faceoff and his walkout. He clearly wasnt confident but still dominated

[@laxus6442]

@@indiansmokar Face off I ainr counting cuz Sean never looks confident in the face offs, the post said that Sean said he was going to get beat up before the fight. So I wanna hear that clip cuz I dont remember him saying that

[@indcreations2968]

I really like justin fight but he’s had his fair share of chances for the belt, Oliveira is still the rightful number 1 contender having beat him, dustin and dariush already. Justin should fight gamrot for the next number 1 contenders match

[@Puffsmoke1011]

Makes no sense to fight down against gamrot who did nothing in his last fight

[@crazypato3752]

​@@Puffsmoke1011"makes No SeNse to FigHT DowN" in this case makes perfect Gamrot is on the same win streak as Gaethje and finished Fiziev while Gaethje has a close fight that he could had lose.

[@XBlack-oc6xt]

I'd much rather see Islam at 170 vs the winner of Colby Edwards. But between Charles and Justin, no more rematches

[@Puffsmoke1011]

@@crazypato3752 all of those fighters are ranked lower than him MAKES NO SENSE

[@crazypato3752]

@@Puffsmoke1011 who cares. Gamrot vs Gaethje makes sense ranking wise and style wise. Lets see if Gaethje has learned how to defend grappling

[@ZSergioZ1]

Islam vs Conor😂😂😂 Dana would do anything for some more ppv points😂

[@rambospongebob7572]

Yeah but he never fought Chandler yet

[@zubairhafeez3963]

That's a horrible idea, Islam will break his other leg 😂

[@henrydieterle3505]

honestly best fight, for all the connor fans , to finally get their revenge on khabib finally.. so we can stop pretending they are all just alex, or charles fans..

[@deadlymouse4936]

you gota love Justin " I've said he's not Khabib but I think he might be so I just want GO OUT THERE AND FIGURE IT OUT"

[@deadlymouse4936]

I think Islam is more likely to try to knock him than sub Justin@dad6666_

[@grants5781]

10-8 was a good score. If there was effective striking, it would have been 10-7.

[@JOHN-zl5kw]

It probably was a 10-8 But usman won rd 2 10-9 And rd 3 10-9.

[@jeppe7275]

If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas........ Stop speculating it is futile. If Usman had gotten up and knocked him out it wouldnt even matter, you see my point?

[@tonyt50]

@@JOHN-zl5kw He got taken down in r2 and r3 and the strikes were nearly identical. R3 identical strikes but got taken down and controlled for 3 mins… easily Chimaev round.

[@tayeelshaikh9228]

Justin was definitely buzzed during this interview

[@maxk880]

Yeah either drunk or CTE permanent damage

[@TheRedWolf9]

Islam will absolutely smoke Justin. Not on his level. Even Charles smokes Justin.

[@ShindouShodan]

charles is lucky that gaethje didn't go for the finish when he was on the ground ...but Islam showed the way now on how to choke charles when he stays on his back. Gaethje is a better challenge for Islam

[@TheRedWolf9]

@@ShindouShodan Gaethje lost to Charles, reality 😎

[@warrengomez67]

Honestly

[@ShindouShodan]

true but charles lost to Islam - reality i want to see Islam vs Gaethje now@@TheRedWolf9

[@tjk355]

Its still an intriguing fight to see if Justin has improved since fighting Khabib

[@Lafawduhs]

1:55 - 2:22 Megan witnessing CTE firsthand

[@3lastname390]

Gaethje blame the food there, that the milk didn't taste right for his lose to Khabib. Meanwhile, Khabib went and whoop him with a bust up foot.

[@XDKX101]

And losing his dad as well as being sick

[@samuraibirds917]

Not only that. Khabib literally changed his tactics because he didn't want to hurt him.

[@telliere]

Khabib was way better than anyone

[@wandzz3966]

Lol I remember Justin saying that, do you know which interview that was from?

[@3lastname390]

@@wandzz3966 Sorry, I don't remember

[@frankmathews]

After the way he beat Dustin I wouldn’t mind JG getting the title shot BUT realistically he should fight Charles for the #1 contender spot

[@indiansmokar]

Tapeiveira already blew it. Let a american get the job done

[@sharvambhurosy9703]

​@@indiansmokari don't understand al this toxicity by calling him that way lmao

[@indiansmokar]

@@sharvambhurosy9703 because I hate Oliveira fans who think he deserves a titleshot more than Justin even tho he already got dominated against Islam

[@sharvambhurosy9703]

@@indiansmokar man Charles didn't earn the rematch immediately after his defeat, he had to fight for it against Beneil Who was on 8 win streak so if he would've Lost that fight then he wouldn't have been able to fight in Abu Dhabi for The belt, that's it bro Now if Dana Will make Charles fight again for The #1 contender then it Will be fair enough to make Gaethje Vs Oliveira but if you say that he doesn't deserve The rematch just because he got dominated, then the same could be said for Gaethje Who's been beatily on the feet and on the ground by Oliveira..

[@sharvambhurosy9703]

@@indiansmokar But again every match is unpredictable, Oliveira could lose against Gaethje and Islam could also lose against Gaethje/Oliveira, MMA is unpredictable bro, it just takes one shot and everything changes like in Usman - Edwards 2

[@ASthe5th]

Gaethje vs Islam next and Charles vs Gamrot at 297. Then Islam vs Charles 2 to settle it in october or whenever.

[@brandonb1712]

Boring

[@JokerzGallery]

Charles has a win over Gaethje. Hard to say he deserves the title shot b4 Charles.

[@andrewmarkmostert7061]

I mean seriously how many chances does this guy want

[@kavinraj4689]

He earned it this round. Beat a dangerous Fiziev and Poirier.

[@jonjonescellmate4955]

@@kavinraj4689 I mean I would have liked to see him beat a grappler but I agree he is next man up for title.. don’t want to see Islam in another rematch

[@dorianurem6203]

What are you talking about? He beat fiziev and knocked out poirer, he deserves it. Olivera can wait out for the winner since he pulled out of this one.

[@crazypato3752]

​@@kavinraj4689Gamrot beat Fiziev as well, took the fight with Turner on 10 days notice still beat him and made weight as the backup. If anything book Gaethje vs Gamrot to see if Gaethje can handle the grappling of Gamrot

[@ShindouShodan]

@@kavinraj4689 agreed he deserves it more than charles who's been running away. Plus Islam putting gathje away shut's up the haters even more befire he gets his 2nd belt...I wanna see islam fight gathje and poirier in 24

[@riceprt1484]

Charles > Justin for the next shot

[@Lafawduhs]

Justin one head kick away from talking like Boomhauer

[@bluewendigo672]

I think more like Joe Biden 😂

[@HigrationsMintergrund420]

Justin is one of my favorite fighters ever. But before his fight with Khabib people were talking about how hard it is to take him down and control him. Khabib did it with ease and unfortunately Islam will do the same to him. Control him for 1,2 rounds, exhaust him and then finish him by sub or tko. That's how it will go

[@michael43567]

Oliveira put an entire card in jeopardy. And not long ago he missed weight vs Gaethje. I doubt he gets an immediate title shot, he's shown he's not reliable

[@exuuuuuuu]

are you stupid ? "not reliable" he literally got busted open how is that his fault

[@henrydieterle3505]

the "champ has name" people are real quiet

[@vanguardprime4636]

Exactly

[@Tony_zr]

“Not reliable” Bruh what that was his first weight miss at Lightweight calm down also his injury was pretty bad.

[@abhijitbhattacharjee7138]

He literally cleaned up the division bro

[@abhijitbhattacharjee7138]

As much as I love Justin,but oliviera vs islam with both full camp in a rematch,I want to see what adjustments charles can make...Maybe give JG the matchup which I think he loses and give us Charles vs Gamrot too

[@jeremiahweaver4677]

The only reason people would want to see Gaethje is because has hasn’t fought Islam yet so it’s fresh. But in reality we all know Gaethje just isn’t that guy. Atleast Charles has had time to prepare and avenge his loss, I imagine Charles Vs Islam 2 will be a better fight.

[@anasshahid224]

Justin Gaethje Vs Islam Makachev will be epic

[@jamescaiquep3794]

islam learn from figth 1 with valkanovski its impossible to chock somebody who has no neck. so he adjusted and made it a standing fight coz he almost lost the 1st one. its very easy to hit someboddy who has no neck as he cant dodge a pucnh using his neck.

[@buuqmarabo2778]

😂 i'm dying.

[@MrBeetsGaming]

I'm sorry but as much as I would like to see it and as much as I'm a Gaejthe fan he doesn't deserve another title shot already, the guy has had 2 in his last 5 fights... His longest win streak in the UFC is 4 fights and Charles win streak was almost as long as Justins entire UFC career.

[@xenanzelda9973]

If he puts up the BMF Title it makes sense

[@aizanmuttar3830]

But ISLAM &TEAM KHABIB DISGUST THAT KIND OFF BELT STAND FOR😂

[@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060]

BMF title is for strikers.

[@shinigami5947]

Charles won against everybody in the too 5 of lightweight division except the champ is crazy...

[@cl5862]

Now a fan of justin. His heart is a kid, but his mind is a beast!

[@waterhot80]

Khamzat vs Islam at Welterweight. Now that would be interesting.

[@LennyLaserdisk]

Let’s see if Gaethje can get it done after his 100th attempt at the title.

[@equanimity92]

Love Justin Gaethje one of my favorite fighters. but after what we saw tonight I think Makhachev will walk through him. Not unless he gets some proper BJJ defense. Charles is the only one who can compete with him in the current top 5 IMO. and even then he needs one heck of a gameplan.

[@justinhunter4991]

Just to be brutally honest if Volk couldn't do it, there's a very small chance that Gaethje gets it done. Gaethje will probably get choked out again unfortunately.

[@jaydensingh6827]

2:13 "Is Islam Makhachev beatable? I don't know" - Gaethje 😞ffs. Volk was the only chance at LW and ruined it, maybe Leon Edwards is the only one with a real chance at WW.

[@sumairebrahim496]

Khamza won clear domination Respect to Usman

[@buschinpolen]

Khamzat won but it was not a domination. He dominated early and Usman came back strong.

[@Ivight]

@@buschinpolen its funny when ppl say '' oh it wasnt domination'' so what ? He won and it was a tough fight. Thats it.

[@cr-it5lh]

how strong land 4-5 jabs??you lot are delusional@@buschinpolen

[@Jaymarquese]

That was trash Khazmat can’t really fight

[@heroe1486]

​@@buschinpolen Still domination, he outgrapled him like nobody ever did

[@JustSimplyRob]

He can’t justify why he should pass Charles for the shot

[@RRR_Motorsports]

Justin deserves this! Hes in great form at the moment

[@urimtefiki226]

I agree he has improved a lot.

[@nathanaelhart8487]

Gaethje 100%, he just KOed Dustin lmao nobody’s else comes even close to that.

[@yamonyosun813]

Justin Gathje 🗿👑

[@mikedangerdoes]

Personally I had the Usman fight as a draw, but there's no way that first round wasn't 10-8 for Chimaev.

[@alllivesmatter3561]

How can you have a draw when the first round is a 10-8???

[@mikedangerdoes]

10+9+9=28 and 8+10+10=28. You'll notice that both totals are 28, which is the same number. So that usually means a draw, because neither number, both of which are 28, is higher than the other, because they are the same.@@alllivesmatter3561

[@donovanjohnson4279]

​28-28

[@JohnSmith-wr8oq]

DAMAGE is the number one scoring criteria, if you do no damage how can you score a complete domination?

[@mikedangerdoes]

@@JohnSmith-wr8oq It's number one but not the only. If no one does damage in a round, you look at other factors. And besides, Khamzat's grappling was incredibly effective, which is up there with effective striking as a scoring criteria.

[@maximilianborden313]

Islam is a class act how he knocked out Volk was devastating..might of been one of the humblest knockouts iv seen

[@StoneySoulja]

Justin can't just skip Charles Oliveira for belt when lost to Charles. If anything rematch that first

[@Polar-pencil]

VOLK GOT SLEPT SIT DOWN BIT**/ 😂😂😂😂

[@scorpionxiiclips]

Doesn't matter... Olivera has only 1 win since then, while Gaejthe has 2 wins over stronger competition. Plus... Olivera is injured.

[@xpedisinusantara7758]

​@@scorpionxiiclipsstronger competition? U mean Chandler? 😂 Justin has had 2 title shots and lost all.. its just gonna be a waste of time. Islam is gonna fight for the welterweight and middleweight title soon. Until Gathje able to beat Charles, please ....😂

[@scorpionxiiclips]

@@xpedisinusantara7758 No... Poirier and Fiziev.

[@StoneySoulja]

@@scorpionxiiclips 1st Oliveira beat Justin and Dustin. 2nd he is not injured, it's a cut that will heal in weeks 🤣 sounds like you and Justin scared to face him again

[@soapmactavish6]

Honestly there is no longer much merit to beat either Justin or Dustin, maybe around 2021 they both seemed like championship material, now idk it doesn't seem like beating these two comes with a lot of credit

[@thomas_walker]

gaethje is the best he's ever been

[@TreXDeXter]

Islam said he's hoping for new opponent so he can training different and level up his game.. so it should be Gaethje next.. we all know what will happen to Charles on the rematch

[@jasonred3874]

What Justin is gonna do against Islam with such poor wrestling and grappling ? This fight will end the same as the Khabib fight or will be very similar, Islam have nothing to fear against Justin, he will make him tap like chicken, mark my words 😌

[@kozo7008]

Actually Justin has wrestling background, but never actually used it too much cause he was superior enough to achieve his record while standing. He said multiple times that he wants to give the best looking fights in the ufc and he would rather lose than hug with his opponents.

[@Velkan1396]

Love Charles, but he blew his chance, let Gaethje fight for the title. Charles can fight for it next.

[@siraajuddin736]

I think Justin is the toughest style match up for Islam. I know Khabib got him down quickly but its hard to hold down a D1 wrestler. I’m very intrigued to know what Islam’s approach would be w Justin.

[@steventaylor6027]

What

[@cr-it5lh]

lol d1 wrestlers are like what a high scholers is to phd students ...no comparison in mma ground game volk is far ahead of justin

[@siraajuddin736]

@@aburiaburi if that’s the case for you then he should just move up to welterweight bc there’s no point in fighting Charles. Bc he mauled and destroyed Charles.

[@siraajuddin736]

@@cr-it5lh forget I said D1. It’s hard to take Gaethje down. Islam’s obviously favourite but stylistically, I think, that it’s his toughest fight. Bc Volk is obviously way more skilled than Gaethje but Volk is considerably smaller in frame and natural weight. That has to mean something. And Gaethje packs something on his shots. I don’t think Volk carries power at 155. Gaethje is way more tactical than people give him credit for. He throws leg kicks from any angle and is a very polished striker. He didn’t fight smart against Charles and against Khabib he just encountered someone superior but you can’t discredit Gaethje. I wholeheartedly will support Islam for the fight but I’m saying hugs stylistically that it’s his toughest fight.

[@fightsportspace7327]

No way is it Gaethje. It’s Arman Tsarukyan, Gamrot, or Dariush. They can handle themselves in the wrestling/grappling department. Arman gave Islam a tough fight in his UFC debut as a last minute replacement.

[@absmcfly7791]

if Colby defeats Leon, let's do Colby vs Islam for the 2 belts

[@crazypato3752]

Nah. Gaethje needs to prove that he can handle grapplers first his last two wins are against strikers than don't attempt TDs. Oliveira vs Islam 2 Gaethje vs Gamrot BOOK IT.

[@arifmustamin4150]

Islam vs Olivera 2

[@yeyo1990]

@@arifmustamin4150 Good catch, the challenger is always on the right side of the versus.

[@blue7lvn245]

I prefer this fight over olives, will be more fun

[@SkillinIt25]

Id rather have Gaethje vs. Oliveira 2 because Justin needs to beat a guy ahead of him first, and Oliveira let's be honest got dominated in the fight with Makhachev. Justin would fight Khabib 2.0 in Islam and get beat as as well and Charles would lose again. Let Islam fight Colby Covington if he wins, that's the fight I want to see. They are similar in size, Islam would be a WW but on the smaller size and Colby is a smaller WW already. Islam to me already proved he deserves big fights, he finishes people, top fighters with dominate fashion. I mean if Colby wins against Leon, Islam would maybe finish him too.

[@ShindouShodan]

He did. He beat poirier and he had a great finish on Fiziev while charles was staling and ducking Islam

[@Jakob-25]

No way Charles doesn't deserve a title match after he ducked Islam. It is Islam vs. Justin, one more chance for Justin.

[@toogoodtobeshoe1748]

Oliveira next. We can watch Justin get chocked out in another title fight later on.

[@FromRussia_With_Love]

Islam isn't known for head kicks but KO'd Volkanovski with a head kick, Gaethje isn't known for head kicks but KO'd Poirier with a head kick. Now let's see which one of them can land the head kick on the other first.

[@FromRussia_With_Love]

@dad6666_ It'll be interesting to see what a rematch between Islam and Charles looks like. Islam vs. Volka was a close fight the first time but a cakewalk for Islam the second time. The first time he fought Do Bronx, he ran straight through him. I wonder if he'll have a much harder time on the rematch?

[@FromRussia_With_Love]

@dad6666_ I'll say in Charles' defense, he was completely justified in pulling out before this fight. At first I thought it seemed a little dubious but after seeing the cut he suffered in sparring, yeah, that actually made sense. Whoever he was sparring with is an idiot.

[@ahmishu]

the first round was 100% 10/8 round, no question about that!

[@michaelmccarty1327]

Gaethje is sounding like CTE is setting in, which is surprising considering how he’s been defensively quite sound his last 2 fights

[@KrytekDante]

I mean, are we really gonna give JG a title fight against every champ? Charles deserves it more hence he actually was a champ and beat JG.

[@groovy56]

USMAN DID BETTER IN ROUND 2 & 3 BUT PERHAPS BECAUSE KHAMZAT BROKE HIS HAND BY THE END OF ROUND 1

[@user-bj2zu2ex1y]

I think so...

[@The-Christian]

Excuses …. Kamaru supposedly the new gsp and khamzat just dominated him with a broke hand .

[@joshleonard6772]

It's gotta be Do Bronx next. Give Gaethje the next one.

[@henrydieterle3505]

no, justin and charles rematch for #1 contender spot

[@Jake-qo3mp]

​@@henrydieterle3505No, Charles already slept Gaethje and finished the same Poirier who Gaethje finished to get a title shot after already being finished in 2. Gaethje is not skipping Oliveira nor should Oliveira have to rematch him after also finishing Dariush.

[@MARPSTE]

I'd prefer to see JG vs Islam next. Put Oliveira vs Gamrot, or maybe Fiziev, to keep him active.

[@joondagoon6774]

gaethje smokin dat abu dhabi hashish

[@karenking7777]

Gaethje vs Islam is going to be crazy fight man can't wait

[@Jake-qo3mp]

Number 1 contender Oliveira who slept Gaethje and finished the same Poirier who Gaethje just finished then Gaethje after.

[@rickjones5399]

I believe Alex deserves a third shot if Islam and Gaethje fight first and Islam wins and Volkanovski beats Ilia convincingly. That's the only way I see it happening

[@Memes_I290]

Whether he wins or loses Islam Vs Gaethje would be a banger.

[@MikeySkywalker]

Megan Olivi: "Should it (the fighter who challenges Islam Makhachev) be you?" What the heck do you think Justin is going to say? No? It's sad that ESPN makes her ask these rhetorical, borderline idiotic questions. She is actually a smart lady. She is smooth as silk on the desk. Not to mention, I've heard her speak outside of this environment. She is very intelligent.

[@Pretendship]

yo what's up with the shoddy ah graphics at the end 😂

[@toddplantz2815]

Chimaev isn't all that. Burns beat him. The UFC has invested in him for some reason. Not sure.

[@latexalina]

I wanna see Jon Jones vs Petr Yan

[@himalmagar372]

Gajethe is a tough one for islam. Islam hasn't experienced leg kicks as that of Justin and he has that dynamite in his hands. Give islam something fresh. Would be a fun matchup

[@theguvnor3880]

I'll save the UFC some time, here's the fights to make next at 155lbs: Islam vs Charles 2 Gaethje vs Gamrot Winners fight.

[@adamspencer5074]

JG is the next in line for Islam.

[@SDCB754]

I'd prefer to watch Islam fight Charles next, but either matchup would be exciting.

[@chiefgwopp1004]

*Yeah , I See Islam Dominating Justin Man*

[@Nomikhanz]

Yeh after this match I am not reali interested in Islam vs charles cuz man backed out over a small cut which cud have heald in two weeks n I think justin desreve this fight more then charles

[@imoeazy]

Justin sounds really worried about islam being unbeatable like khabib. But if anyone beats Islam its gaethje

[@richardplaysguitar]

2 title shots in is last 5 fights, got finished in both. Impressive wins of Poirier & Fiziev. Should be Gaethje vs Dariush. If he gets through Dariush he will have earned another shot.