Justin Gaethje proved that he was more than a wrestler in his MMA career very early in his MMA career.
Today 'The Highlight' is known for its devastating Ko power and love for the fight in the Octagon.
Justin Gaethje has badly disabled James Vick to start his lightweight title loading in 2018.
Fans started to believe that he was something special when UFC -Bogeyman Edson Barboza was also slept -but he hit opponents long before UFC boss Dana White called him to the big competitions.
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Justin Gaethje's 12-second knockout
In October 2012, Justin Gaethje was a 5-0 prospect with a little hype behind him.
The future UFC-Titel candidate spent things to the next level compared to 61-Fight Veteran, Drew Fickett.
At the height of his powers, Fickett had seven fights in the UFC against people like Nick Diaz and Josh Koscheck, whom he suffocated when they fought in October 2005.
However, he had lost five of his last six fights by the time he was linked to a young Gaethje.
It was the perfect opportunity for the future interim-PUC champion to achieve a big win over his record.
When time came, Gaethje defeated Fickett in 12 seconds to take the fastest victory of his career.
A huge right hook that was cleaned clean before Gaethje Fickett on the floor followed with a flying punch.
Several land attacks had the head of the veteran who bounced the canvas canvas before the referee entered to save him – but it was too late because Fickett had already been made unconscious by Gaethje's vicious attack.
What is the next step for Justin Gaethje?
Gaethje will earn a title fight of 155 pounds on UFC 313 in Las Vegas on 8 March on 8 March.
A long-awaited five-round Co-Main event collision with Dan Hooker will get in the way next weekend.
A victory can put him in line to face Islam Makhachev after he had previously lost against his teammate, Khabib Nuramgomedov, who, according to him, is a much more difficult matchup than the current pound-for-pound number one.
“I think Khabib was probably [was toughest]”Gaethje said during a recent YouTube Q&A session.
“Even if I performed better, I am not sure if I could have beaten him that night. So that night, when I fought against Khabib, he was so far one of the most difficult opponents. '
He added: “I want to fight against Makhachev … I really believe that is a better matchup for me than Khabib.”
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