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Only a few days after declaring himself the most exciting fighter of all time, Justin Gaethje lived as much as his phrases in his three-round warfare reverse kickboxing ace Rafael Fiziev final weekend (Sat. March 18, 2023) at UFC 286 from inside The 02 Area in London, England. The previous two-time title challenger proved he’s nonetheless within the Light-weight title combine, turning away a harmful younger finisher in thrilling style (HIGHLIGHTS).
Having taken out an up-and-comer contender, Gaethje has his eyes set again on the title. When requested about his subsequent step, Gaethje named Dustin Poirier as a potential foe. Again in 2018, Gaethje and Poirier battled for 4 rounds. It was a wild battle, and simply as Gaethje appeared to be gaining momentum, Poirier stunned him with a left hand and ended the fight.
5 years later, the battle is smart as soon as once more, and battle followers are actually sport for a second showdown. Is Poirier? Talking with Fansided MMA, “The Diamond” addressed the callout, and he didn’t say no.
“It’s a battle that makes me nervous,” Poirier stated (by way of Sports Hyped). “Once I hear a reputation and I get nervous, it’s motivation. These are the type of fights that – similar factor with Chandler. Once I heard Chandler’s identify, after they referred to as me with Michael Chandler, I used to be nervous, as a result of I knew the hazard of these sorts of fights, and that’s what motivates me. Similar factor with Justin. In the event that they do name me and he’s the identify that they are saying, possibly it occurs. We’ll see.”
At the moment, Poirier and Gaethje are the one two unbooked fighters within the Light-weight High 5 other than the champion, Islam Makhachev. It stays to be seen if UFC strikes on this route, however Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 might simply headline a free card or be co-main occasion of a high-profile pay-per-view (PPV).
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Whereas I might fortunately watch any of those fights, I additionally don’t imagine the implication that Robert Whittaker turned down Khamzat Chimaev.
The percentages appear low that Dustin Poirier vs. Colby Covington ever really materializes, however sure, I might watch that as effectively.
Andy Ruiz is attempting to capitalize upon the collapse of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk.
I’ve by no means seen so many shut distance facet kicks to the knee.
Per Twitter rumors, Brendan Schaub pissed off a former assistant, and now his texts are leaking …
Paulo Costa vs. Sean Strickland has to occur, and now that Costa has unexpectedly resigned with UFC, I don’t see why it wouldn’t!
@BorrachinhaMMA you limp dick mom fucker take your dick out of your supervisor, develop some balls have her learn the contract to you and signal the mom fucker…..
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) March 22, 2023
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Alexander Volkanovski clearly belongs within the cage, not the membership.
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Zhahaer was slick together with his tornado setup right here, his opponent actually didn’t give him an enormous opening to go the arm by and hook the top.
That is the error that each new grappler makes as soon as, and usually, solely as soon as. Don’t cross your toes from again management!
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