Justin Gaethje finds UFC 300 version of Max Holloway extremely difficult to defeat: "Very precise and perfect"
Justin Gaethje recently opened up about his knockout loss to Max Holloway at UFC 300 and described what he took away from 'Blessed's performance. The Hawaiian dethroned him to become the new 'BMF' title holder and at the same time, earned a featherweight title shot.
'The Highlight' vs. 'Blessed' was one of the most anticipated bouts at the historical event, especially considering that both fighters are fan favorites and have exciting fighting styles. Holloway got the better of Gaethje and earned a memorable last-second knockout following a fiery exchange that resulted in the crowd erupting.
During his appearance on the Anik & Florian Podcast, the former interim lightweight champion heaped praise on the 'BMF' title holder for his performance at UFC 300. Gaethje mentioned that Holloway was a very difficult puzzle to solve and explained what he would have changed now after sharing the octagon with him. He said:
"My gameplan was necessarily the correct gameplan but that's only something you could know after the fact and I think [Holloway] fought an amazing fight. He was very precise and perfect that night. You know, a very tough Max Holloway to beat...I would've pressured more, I would've tried to move forward...When he did come, it was few and far between and so unpredictable and fast."
Check out Justin Gaethje's comments below:
Justin Gaethje describes fighting Max Holloway with broken nose
Justin Gaethje was forced to adapt on the fly as he sustained a broken nose at the end of the first round of his bout against Max Holloway at UFC 300.
The former UFC featherweight champion landed a spin-kick to 'The Highlight's nose, which immediately bloodied him. During the aforementioned appearance, Gaethje credited his fighting experience and toughness for being able to continue fighting despite the disadvantage he was in. He said:
"It's crazy, my nose was bleeding but I didn't feel exhausted in there, which I would assume would be the only repercussions of breaking your nose and not being able to use it as a breathing source. Thank God I got used to that for thirteen years knowing how to breathe and compete without a nose. And so, yeah, you get hit, you move on."
Check out the sequence where Justin Gaethje broke his nose below: