J, Gaethje in victory for the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook @ufc
Fourth place in the lightweight rankings (up to 70,3kg.), Justin gaethje will have the tough task of ending a series of 12 consecutive victories Tony Ferguson, if you want to win the interim belt in the division in UFC 249. Substitute for Khabib Nurmagomedov On April 18, the American spoke optimistically about the commitment, but remains grounded about other possibilities.
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“We will have 18 or 19 minutes of pure hell in the Octagon. I'm going to attack his body and his legs, and when he's worried about it, I'm going to hit him in the head, and I hope he gets knocked out. If he doesn't go down, he'll probably cut me with elbows and choke me at the end of the fight. But that will only happen if I don't knock him out,” said Gaethje, in an interview with 'ESPN'.
Coming from three impressive victories in a row, the athlete gradually gained respect within the division. Known for his aggressiveness, the fighter hopes that his violent fighting style will prevail over that of his rival, who is also known for punishing his opponents.
“In my fights, I either knock out or get knocked out in the first three rounds. In a fight like this, against Tony Ferguson, one of us will finish off the other before the end of the third round. Heroes live forever, legends never die, and I'm literally here to make history. My name will be carried much further after this fight. I can say I hit like a truck. When I hit him, he will sleep”, he concluded.
This will be the first time that Justin will compete for an Ultimate title. Ferguson, in turn, already held the interim belt in 2017, but ended up losing the position after suffering an injury.
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