Justin Gaethje News

Tom Taylor - August 30, 2018

When Justin Gaethje knocked out James Vick in the main event of last Saturday’s UFC Lincoln card, he got the attention of a fellow lightweight contender in Kevin Lee. Speaking on Submission Radio this week, Kevin Lee discussed Justin Gaethje’s big win, and said he’d love to fight him next.

Tom Taylor - August 28, 2018

Originally, former World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin Gaethje was expected to battle Al Iaquinta in the UFC Lincoln main event. When Iaquinta withdrew from this fight, however, Gaethje was paired with James Vick. In the end, Gaethje knocked Vick out in the very first round. In doing so, he set himself up for more big fights in the UFC lightweight division — like one with former interim title challenger Kevin Lee.

Tom Taylor - August 27, 2018

Over the weekend, in the main event of the action-packed UFC Lincoln card, former World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin Gaethje authored a violent, one-punch knockout of his rival James Vick. With this victory, Gaethje served to separate himself from the first losses of his career: back to back knockouts dealt by Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier. The win also helped reestablish Gaethje as one of the lightweight division’s top players, and set him up for more big fights in the near future.

Tom Taylor - August 26, 2018

Last night, in the main event of UFC Lincoln, Justin Gaethje and James Vick stepped into the cage together to settle weeks of pre-fight trash talk. In the end, the former World Series of Fighting champion Gaethje came out on top in emphatic fashion, melting his rival with a blistering first-round punch. Given the bad blood between Gaethje and Vick, it should come as no surprise that this was a feel-good moment for the former. That said, Gaethje was quick to bury the hatchet with his rival post fight. After initially flipping him off, he approached Vick and gave him some props.

Chris Taylor - August 25, 2018

A key lightweight scrap between perennial division contenders Justin Gaethje (18-2 MMA) and James Vick (13-1 MMA) headlined tonight’s UFC Fight Night 135 event in Lincoln, Nebraska. Justin Gaethje will be looking to rebound after suffering back-to-back stoppage losses to Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier in his most recent outings.

Tom Taylor - August 22, 2018

Ahead of his UFC Lincoln main event clash with James Vick, former World Series of Fighting champion Justin Gaethje has joked that, if he’s outclassed by Vick, he’ll retire. These comments from Gaethje, of course, were not serious. He’s not retiring yet.

Tom Taylor - August 19, 2018

After a perfect, 18-0 start to his MMA career, highlighted by a World Series of Fighting lightweight title win and a thrilling defeat of Michael Johnson in his UFC debut, the sky looked like the limit for Justin Gaethje. Since then, however, Gaethje has lost two in a row, succumbing to strikes dealt by Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier. Heading into his do-or-die UFC Lincoln main event showdown with James Vick, Justin Gaethje assures he learned a key lesson from these losses. He believes he needs to keep from becoming so relaxed in his fights, and focus on being a little more cautious throughout.

Tom Taylor - July 4, 2018

Former World Series of Fighting lightweight champ Justin Gaethje is not impressed by his UFC Lincoln opponent James Vick. In fact, he finds Vick so unimpressive that he says he’d be hard-pressed not to retire from MMA if he loses to Vick in Lincoln. “I’m so much better than James Vick,” Gaethje said on Ariel Helwani’s MMA show (transcribed by Adam Guillen Jr. for MMA Mania). “It sucks to say it, but if I was to go out there and get outclassed by James Vick, I’d have to hang them up.”

Drake Riggs - June 27, 2018

Well, the search for Justin Gaethje’s new UFC Lincoln opponent didn’t last long. Late Wednesday night it was reported that Al Iaquinta had pulled out of his upcoming main event bout with the former WSOF champion, Gaethje that was set to take place on August 25th.

Drake Riggs - June 27, 2018

Off then on and now off again apparently for good, UFC Lincoln is in need of a new main event and opponent for ‘The Highlight’ Justin Gaethje. The former WSOF lightweight king, Gaethje and The Ultimate Fighter 15 finalist, Al Iaquinta were scheduled to square off in UFC Lincoln’s headliner on August 25th. The uber fan-friendly will now have to be put on hold as ESPN is reporting that Iaquinta has pulled out of the fight for undisclosed reasons.

Drake Riggs - June 6, 2018

It looks like Dana White has denied the truth once again. After White’s ‘shutting down’ of the possibility of a fantastic lightweight matchup between Al Iaquinta and former World Series of Fighting champion, Justin Gaethje, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has now confirmed that the bout will headline UFC Lincoln on August 25th.

Tom Taylor - June 6, 2018

On a recent episode of his Call Me Al podcast, UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta suggested that a bout with fellow fan favorite Justin Gaethje was in the works for this summer. “We’re hoping for sometime in August,” Iaquinta said. “August, September. I think they wanted it to be sooner, but like, that guy needs a rest. I was looking out for his health with that one. He needs a break for a minute.”

Tom Taylor - May 22, 2018

On the latest edition of his Call Me Al podcast, UFC lightweight star Al Iaquinta suggested that he could be fighting former World Series of Fighting champion Justin Gaethje this summer. Iaquinta divulged this gem of information when a fan called into the show and asked, point-blank, whether he would be fighting Gaethje. Interestingly, Iaquinta said he was.

Tom Taylor - April 27, 2018

New Zealand lightweight Dan Hooker is now on an impressive three-fight win-streak, and he’s hoping to be rewarded for this success with a big step up in competition. In particular, he’s hoping to fight former World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, who he considers “the stupidest guy in the division.” Hooker made his callout of Gaethje on a recent episode of Submission Radio. Here’s what he had to say about the former WSOF champ:

Tom Taylor - April 16, 2018

On Saturday night, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated stop in Glendale, Arizona, long-time UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier and former World Series of Fighting lightweight champ Justin Gaethje stepped into the cage for one of the most anticipated matchups in recent memory. In the end, this matchup delivered in the way we all hoped, as Poirier and Gaethje bludgeoned each other into unrecognizable piles of black-and-blue flesh, until Poirier put an end to things with a volley of fourth-round punches. Not long after this unforgettable war, which saw both men pocket $50,000 Fight of the Night checks, Poirier took to Twitter to thank his vanquished foe for the scrap. See Poirier’s short but sweet thank you message to Gaethje below.

Chris Taylor - April 15, 2018

PHOTOS | Dustin Poirier’s right leg is jacked up following UFC on FOX 29 war with Justin Gaethje Surging UFC lightweight contender Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier scored a thrilling fourth-round TKO victory over Justin Gaethje at last night’s UFC on FOX 29 event in Glendale.

Chris Taylor - April 14, 2018

UFC Glendale Results: Dustin Poirier stops Justin Gaethje A key lightweight fight between perennial division contenders Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethke served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC on FOX 29 event in Glendale, Arizona.

Tom Taylor - April 13, 2018

Tomorrow night, the UFC will take over Glendale, Arizona’s Gila River Arena with an exciting, 14-fight card. This UFC Glendale card will be headlined by a lightweight showdown between long-time contender Dustin Poirier, and former World Series of Fighting champion Justin Gaethje. The co-main event of the evening, meanwhile, will pit former interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit against Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira, who steps in to replace the injured Matt Brown on short notice. Other features of this UFC Glendale main card include the sophomore UFC effort of red-hot prospect Israel Adesanya, who battles Italy’s Marvin Vettori, and a women’s strawweight bout between former Invicta atomweight champ Michelle Waterson and Cortney Casey. The undercard, finally, includes names like Tim Boetsch, Antonio Carlos Junior, John Moraga, Wilson Reis, Krzysztof Jotko, Brad Tavares, Dhiego Lima, and Yushin Okami.