Justin Gaethje Makes Octagon Debut in Jaw Dropping Fashion | Moment in UFC History

Former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje has always been known for his show-stopping performances and his Octagon debut was no exception as Gaethje secured the second-round knockout win over opponent Michael Johnson for the Performance of the Night nod. Gaethje is set to face Rafael Fiziev next in the co-main event at UFC 286 on Saturday.
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[@lazarusmv1973]

One of the most impactful debuts ever. A crazy war, oh wait, all of his fights are.

[@Rome6601]

Facts 👍

[@tydollasign8718]

Not really a war with no guns.

[@mgz_lxw4492]

@@tydollasign8718every war before guns didn’t happen then?

[@lazarusmv1973]

@@tydollasign8718 Cause you do that gangsta sheeet, right mister literal? Nice dance moves homeboy.

[@Wargeee]

@@lazarusmv1973Yeah I Can see his name tydollaasign playaaaa 😂

[@robbob3717]

Gaethje has the fastest reboot times. Man gets clocked, lights out for half a second, legs start to go then spring straight back up again haha.

[@lightning1897]

Him destroying Tony and ending the beef about Khabib and Tony was crazy!

[@JesseStevenTrumm3992]

Didn’t end no beef it was never settled

[@xx2046xx]

​@@JesseStevenTrumm3992 for everyone with a brain, it was settled. Khabib has the more recent UFC win and he's been retired for three years

[@AB-ho1cr]

@@xx2046xx How is a more recent win relative to a stylistic matchup in their primes?…

[@waleedkhattak8114]

@@xx2046xx khabib would have easliy beaten tony . justin hit hat hard as fuck and khabib never got shocked he dominated both justin and jhonson lol .tony was never champ

[@alphariusvoltaris6398]

The kind of fight that will get almost anyone into ufc

[@lc1842]

First UFC event I watched and I’ve been hooked since, I’d never seen anything like this fight in my life.

[@penayecyrille9405]

@satoshi what are you talking about?

[@monyetguru]

if this fight doesnt get you into watching mma no fight will

[@whatintheworld7624]

gaethje is one of those fighter that becomes more dangerous the more you hit him... so many of his fights he gets rocked right before he knocks them out. He loves the phone booth style fighting

[@FightNightPicks]

Fight of the Year in a debut, doesn't get any better 😳

[@Schizz_Popinov]

And a double bonus for KO and Fight of the Night

[@Mediocre_JT]

This is the fight you show your friends to make them fans.

[@jaydaniel2145]

Us people here in the UK welcome Justins Crazy STYLE and KO'S this weekend 👍

[@neveroffended45]

You pay 3 dollars for a can of Arizona ice tea

[@jaydaniel2145]

@@neveroffended45 NPC, do you have a Side Quest for us?? 😂

[@neveroffended45]

@@jaydaniel2145 you wouldn't be able to complete it anyways

[@Cryohh]

@@jaydaniel2145 don't mind him he's from ohio

[@Rome6601]

Get ready you will not be disappointed 👊

[@TheDreadedRaider]

I'm going to remember this fight longer than Justin will remember his name. I thank him for his body of work

[@conorthompson943]

daaamn thats some dark truth lol

[@jotarokujo7955]

I remembered how the fight ends but I didn´t recall the punishment Justin got. What a warrior

[@Aaron-kj8dv]

Gathje looked like he was going to get KO'd about 4 times. He's got that Michael Meyers stamina.

[@mlouchia_gang]

That was a mega battle Justin is too wild

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

UFC definitely got their money's worth with Gathje👍

[@monric5730]

3:57 The girl in the crowd fainting then cutting to Gaethje falling off the cage is hilarious

[@NDFLY]

That leg kick😮

[@logang6583]

"Those" leg kicks, didn't take too many for Michael Johnson to contemplate life lol

[@xxidlk999xx6]

Say what you want you can’t say you’ve seen a boring Justin Gaethje fight

[@BlessedW23]

Probably one of the most impactful debuts I've seen in a while

[@rogers6168]

Gaethje's ability to recover is crazy. Michael Johnson was never the same after this fight. And boy! Do I miss Brian Stann calling fights! Cruz, Cormier, and Felder don't hold a candle to this guy. Not even close.

[@juzrhyme712]

You act like micheal Johnson never lost before in silly ways haha

[@random__joe]

Agreed Gaethjes a beast and I always thought Stann was a fantastic commentator as well

[@dammaguy1286]

@@juzrhyme712 MJ can beat khamzat and lose to carla esparza via KO the next day

[@pchiethegreat1]

Hopefully we see his technical side vs Fiziev because Rafa is a MONSTER. Let’s see the Gaejche we saw vs Tony. That was a calm, patient Justin who picked his shots well. Better yet, I’d like to see him FINALLY put that D1 wrestling to good use for once!

[@papadiamond5925]

Bro dedicated a good amount of his life to wrestling to never use it😂

[@pchiethegreat1]

@@papadiamond5925 pretty common, actually. Romero and Chandler come to mind. Both beasts in the wrestling department but completely abandoned it and decided that they were all of a sudden K1 level kickboxers (minus the high level skill and timing)

[@truthoverlies6434]

He's not a monster. He gassed pretty bad in his last fight and his output wasn't impressive at all. The further up the ranks he goes, the worse he's going to look. I don't see him touching a belt.

[@ik9363]

@@truthoverlies6434 Not a monster? Who in lightweight is a better all around striker? Please inform us casual.

[@truthoverlies6434]

@@ik9363 Lol. Case in point. He's a one-dimensional fighter, like Gane, and when he faces an elite fighter, he's going to lose like Gane did.

[@PiBoVi]

Shoutout to Josh Grisham for the awesome call!

[@ahmmedmahshush6463]

Justin The Highlight Gaethje 🔥

[@jaymac7203]

Favourite fighter in the ufc!

[@neveroffended45]

James Vick signed a power slap contract

[@juzrhyme712]

Really? If it’s true god bless his chin he’s going to need it

[@seans7261]

Justin vs Nate Diaz would’ve been awesome..

[@aymanbadri3692]

LEGEND 💯👑👊

[@themadas]

Fitz commentary was phenomenal that night

[@anishniroula3275]

One of the best brawls in ufc. Gaethje a beast.

[@anasshahid224]

Epic debut for Justin Gaethje! Always exciting in the octagon 👏👏👏👏

[@larry6795]

Truly a great competitive match 👏🏽

[@vtvdrean8983]

🤩WHAT A FIGHT 🤩 UNBELIEVABLE FIGHT 💪🤩✊

[@badolhima]

I like this kind of fights respect to both Champions and Congratulatelation to Justin

[@Feathahead]

Justin is an absolute killer. 💀 Who thinks that he's going to get the win this Saturday? 🔥

[@lazarusmv1973]

He is going to have his hands full for sure. He needs to be super aggressive if he wants to keep Fiziev from jumping him in the rankings.

[@HD-fc4ds]

Clueless people

[@king-hp3kq]

He needs to wrestle

[@JesseStevenTrumm3992]

@satoshi gtfoh Justin is a few notches above journeyman bahhhrrroooo

[@JesseStevenTrumm3992]

@satoshi His only losses have been to all champions. He’s a god damn contender

[@Jamesfrancosdog]

3:57 anyone see that big girl in the white tank top just disappear after the finish? 😂

[@afraniomaia9453]

Uau.. The best fiht of night😮

[@Bergman_zev]

Best video ever!

[@wcc4269]

Incredible

[@draco2xx]

michael could've went the distance but he didnt want no cte like gaethje 😅😅

[@JRM_91]

0:12 did you see it?

[@TROLL_FACE_00]

You gotta admit. Gaethje's Debut is the most entertaining Debut in the UFC. The awards say it all.

[@peejay8519]

Gatje is crazy 😮

[@graysongillbanks]

This is the definition of taking someone to deep water…not finishing him and making him stand back up

[@rush3l981]

What a dude. Justin I'm a fan, man..

[@gerrickbose7793]

The Highlight

[@kthea441]

Struggling to work hard is really good

[@tooljunkie555]

Holy shit what a fight tht was !

[@doenertellerversace7896]

Hell of a fight

[@sofea4587]

Best of the Figthing

[@elitemedium]

The massive stamina and endurance defense of justin gaethje always impress me every time he fight.... ridiculous 👍👍👍👍(5/5)

[@andrewr3973]

Be fireworks again on Saturday night. Can't wait.

[@madusimo1]

Everyone loves Gaethje

[@NeburPhotoVideo]

Guauuuuuuuuuu 👏👏👏👏👏

[@tonymaccaroni5744]

4:00 LMAO

[@curtismorris8243]

WOW!!!

[@royrajagukguk2140]

MJ is the type of guy who won against Ngannou and then lose to CM Punk later..

[@chiaraedolce]

Still trying to find my Modelo commercial with Gaethje lol

[@Sasquatch10]

The way Justin puts his own health on the line, he deserves to be one of the highest paid fighters in MMA.

[@arshkazmi6740]

4:00

[@sofea4587]

👍 Justin

[@yindu_Weige888]

太精彩了。✌️

[@cameronmills3414]

Justin has the best recovery in the u f c history

[@kingcesar4272]

Epic

[@bubba_good]

Nice!

[@huguesdegeyter9923]

Je l'aime bien Justin

[@mattquinn9975]

Ok but why did they have Kermit the frog on commentary?

[@MikeJay-on5tt]

Justin Gaethje is a beast and gonna win by TO also.

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

Did Justin and Michael ever squash the beef after this fight???

[@juzrhyme712]

It’s mutual they have mutual friend in Kamaru

[@ojookc1416]

Pure violence love it

[@Logical281]

still has the same approach all these years later

[@fakerec8268]

did that big black girl faint in the audience at 0:11?

[@sinenomine4540]

looks like it

[@mementomori8991]

Bruh how did you catch that? 😂

[@fakerec8268]

@@mementomori8991 the size of her how did you miss it? lol

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

4:05 Why did Justin push that guy in the red shirt???

[@donniechant1357]

That was like a, "Oh hey what's up" push 😂

[@Eric-zq3ph]

0:13 and 3:58 what happens to the big women ?

[@azumpire]

Why the hell does this video not give the name of Gaethje's first opponent in the UFC?

[@asitharajapakse4441]

Michael Johnson for a debut?

[@SAMSUNGA-vu6os]

Be careful of Justin thin steel legs they could break others love his style lost to kahib cause of his choke their style of fighting still loyal fan of Justin👍❤

[@coyoteg8947]

💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@JayMac]

The day his jaw finally lets go its gonna be a sad day

[@HD-fc4ds]

Gaethje could still fight jabronies in the division after Fiziev. So its not over for him

[@MrLuka-ys4wy]

Gaethje is good, Fiziev is better simple as that.

[@JoeCobragaming]

Nobody giving Johnson his props, man always came to fight too.

[@Andreas-zb7gm]

Shame on the UFC for showing this fight at rigged speed! Why no one notices this? What a mess!

[@REDVARG]

Gaethje AKA The Butcher

[@hudsonclarkk]

tattooing your name on your back like that gotta be the cringiest thing

[@user-nb4fr8mh6y]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@DragonHeart613]

First

[@AmAm-ks3pj]

First comment

[@JamieG992]

My god the commentary was awful for this fight..

[@TBE99]

Gaethje saved by the bell and michael johnson could have finished him multiple times if he had better fight IQ

[@brokenvibe]

Гэджииии ❤💣😱🤘

[@ahmedhilal7157]

لا يرحم أحد

[@user-ok1mk4bz8p]

개이치 마존 힘들게 역전했구나

[@mmadigest]

10 UFC Fights, 10 Performance Bonuses

[@ajsadventures607]

Gaethje was too good

[@MikeJay-on5tt]

Was? Justin Gaethje still great imo

[@apemancommeth8087]

That’s what makes me concerned about this upcoming fight! He almost gets dropped and Fiziev definitely has harder hitting power than Michael Johnson

[@DeepDeepEast]

Considering how many times this guy got seriously rocked, he will become a vegetable soon.

[@Think_For_Yourself_]

This one.

[@sox7775]

His chin is among the best in the sport.