Justin Gaethje

Gaethje is returning to the cage for the first time since losing a lightweight title bout last May.

Justin Gaethje picked up a massive win in the co-main event of UFC 286 from the O2 Arena in London, England, defeating Rafael Fiziev via majority decision.…

"Then, after that, there is Poirier that is in front of me, Oliveira in front of me who's going to fight Dariush, and the winner of that fight is going to fight for the title. A fight between the two makes sense, and everyone would be a winner. Now, The Diamond finds himself in a very similar situation. Still, Gaethje understands that his recent losses are going to keep him from a title shot in the immediate future. That loss made it two out of the last three for the always-exciting Gaethje. It was a much-needed bounce-back performance for the 34-year-old.

Gaethje (24-4), a former interim lightweight champion, has won six of his past eight fights, with the two losses coming in bouts for the UFC lightweight belt.

Fiziev (12-2) was riding a six-fight winning streak before Saturday's loss. The victory puts their rivalry 2-1 in favor of Edwards. The welterweight champion defeated [Kamaru Usman](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3088812/kamaru-usman) by majority decision in the main event of UFC 286 in London on Saturday to complete a trilogy and earn bragging rights over the former pound-for-pound king.

I literally tried not to do that,” Gaethje said of the wild fight he'd just won.

'The Highlight' picked up a massive win over Rafael Fiziev at the O2 Arena in London after a bloody three round battle with the streaking lightweight contender.

Fiziev started to take over at the start of round two. He even won the UFC interim lightweight title by beating Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 in May 2020. Gaethje appeared to get the best of the early exchanges, at least in the eyes of the 20,00 fans in the O2 Arena, who began singing his name on several occasions in round one.

Gaethje (24-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) snapped Fiziev's (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) winning streak by earning a majority decision win on Saturday. The lightweight bout was the UFC ...

Justin Gaethje put on another instant classic in a three-round battle with Rafael Fiziev but still found a way to win a majority decision at UFC 286.

Late in the fight, Gaethje started to connect with a stiff jab and then hammering away at Fiziev with some nasty inside uppercuts. The kicks continued to pay dividends for Fiziev including one to the body that definitely seemed to hurt Gaethje momentarily, although he was quick to come back at him with his hands. Undeterred by that shot, Fiziev came back with a huge knee up the middle that clipped Gaethje just before the horn sounded. Fiziev was so quick with his punches and then launching a number of kicks to the body. Despite the damage done, Gaethje’s ability to throw bombs even when hurt backed Fiziev off as they continued trading strikes. Either way, Gaethje gets the win as he looks to make one last run at the title before calling it a career.

I literally tried not to do that,” Gaethje said of the wild fight he'd just won.

I literally tried not to do that,” Gaethje said of the wild fight he'd just won.

Justin Gaethje secured yet another Fight of the Night bonus for his brawl with Rafael Fiziev to lead the UFC 286 bonuses.

[Gunnar Nelson](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/295/gunnar-nelson) took home the other Performance of the Night after he tapped out [Bryan Barberena](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2930/bryan-barberena) with a late armbar in the first round as part of the UFC 286 main card on Saturday. [UFC 286](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1362/ufc-286-edwards-vs-usman-3) on Saturday with Gaethje taking part in his seventh Fight of the Night since joining the UFC roster. [Justin Gaethje](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1526/justin-gaethje) continued his reign as the most exciting fighter in the sport after wrapping up yet another Fight of the Night award for his battle with [Rafael Fiziev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4895/rafael-fiziev).

Justin Gaethje doesn't think training partner Kamaru Usman was getting a fair shake from Michael Bisping at UFC 286.

I wouldn’t have done that backflip if I wasn’t 99 percent sure that I won that fight.” But he’s sure the boss won’t have a problem with it. I knew that I won that fight. [Rafael Fiziev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4895/rafael-fiziev) also ended in a majority decision draw with a result that was read out in an unorthodox manner. “But I’m probably as biased as the judges. “I thought [Usman] won the fight,” Gaethje said when asked for his thoughts on the Edwards-Usman trilogy bout.

Justin Gaethje took shots at Michael Bisping following UFC 286.'The Highlight' once again lived up to his nickname as he beat Rafael Fiziev in a b.

He said: “I thought [Usman] won the fight. “When I came out, the first thing I noticed was how loud they was.” “I didn’t hear anything when I was in there but in-between the rounds, when I was pumping them up, they were super loud. “I know he did but he got the same treatment Kamaru just got.” Gaethje explained: “I love that they love fighting. “I thought he beat Michael Bisping in this place when they fought

Michael Bisping was on commentary duty for Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman's UFC 286 title fight and Justin Gaethje has blasted him for being "very ...

"I thought he [Usman] won the fight, but I'm probably as biased as the judges," Gaethje said. I thought he beat Michael Bisping in this place [O2 Arena] when they fought, but again, he got the same treatment Kamaru just got." The American also admitted that Dustin Poirier, who is ranked one spot above Gaethje, could serve as his next opponent. Gaethje was in action in the co-main event as he won a hard-fought decision against Rafael Fiziev, with both men earning $50,000 bonuses for their performances. I think that's salty." 'Rocky', who won the belt against Usman in their rematch last August, executed a great gameplan as he took away the takedown offence of Usman across five rounds to win by scores of 48-46, 48-46 and 47-47.

The former UFC interim lightweight champion is eyeing a rematch next following his most recent feat in the octagon. Gaethje (24-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) defeated Rafael ...

In the post fight press conference, Gaethje called out Bisping for his unprofessional commentary during the main event.

In the post fight press conference, Gaethje called out Bisping for his unprofessional commentary during the main event. Buffer read a 29-28 Gaethje score first, then a second 29-28 score with no name attached to it, and then the 28-28 score before announcing Gaethje as the winner. During the main event bout between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, former MMA fighter Michael Bisping commentated.