Justin Gaethje is today one of the most violent and entertaining hunters in MMA.
'The highlight' is known for the delivery of wild fights and pathogenic knockouts in the UFC -Oachthoek.
Justin Gaethje has eliminated Edson Barboza, Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone, Tony Ferguson and Dustin Poirier during his 31-Fight MMA career, who started with a highlight-reel victory over a future UFC star.
Kevin Croom enjoyed a five-fighter run in the most important promotion of MMA between 2020 and 2022, but the most famous name in his record is the former interim-PUC lightweight champion, which he fought almost ten years earlier.
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Justin Gaethje's 61-second MMA debut
Justin Gaethje and Kevin Croom were tailored to Rof 41 in August 2011: bragging.
On paper it was a difficult debut for Gaethje, because his opponent was winning on a four-fighting series after losing his first two professional MMA periods.
In reality, Croom was thrown on the ground and in 61 seconds cold eliminated by the future UFC -Superster.
A Judo throw put Gaethje in top position, before Croom tried to lock up an early Armbar entrance.
Gaethje responded by picking up Crom and dumping him on his head to score a slam Ko Rampage Jackson that would be Jackson proud.
A few unnecessary soil attacks were thrown before the referee entered and the fight blown away.
What is the next step for Justin Gaethje?
Justin Gaethje defeated Rafael Fiziev to bring himself back to title conflicts on UFC 313 in March.
The 36-year-old hoped that this would be enough to give him a chance on lightweight king, Islam Makhachev.
However, Gaethje was souls when he learned about the UFC 317 lightweight title fight between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira, which was booked after Makhachev decided to leave his belt and go to the Welterweight division.
It seems that Gaethje has to pick up a victory before he gets a shot at UFC Gold.
The recent callout from Paddy Pimblett has given Gaethje a potential opponent, but it is currently unclear what the future has in store for the favorite of the UFC fan.