“That’s what I’m the best at, creating carnage”- Justin Gaethje plans make UFC 254 title fight a war
Justin Gaethje is preparing for the biggest fight of his life when he faces the undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Gaethje is aware of the skills his opponent brings to the table and is preparing to come in with a specific mindset to overcome them.
The UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje isn’t concerned about his wrestling he is just focused on making their fight an absolute war.
“We’re not wrestling anymore,” Gaethje said during an appearance on Michael Bisping’s Believe You Me podcast. “There’s gonna be a zone in front of me, it’s not very big. It’s gonna be a zone of death, and I have to represent death every time he enters this zone. That’s what I’m the best at, creating carnage. Creating car crashes.
“So my only goal when I step in there is to create as many car crashes as possible. Whether it be our bodies hitting, our heads hitting, our f**king shoulders hitting, my fist hitting his head, his fist hitting my head, it doesn’t matter – I need to create car crashes because it’s the only way to beat this guy.”
Justin isn’t dismissing Khabib’s striking skills he sees this fight as an elite mixed martial arts fight.
“It’s a fight,” Gaethje said. “We watch this sport and we understand that there’s levels, me and Michael really understand that there’s levels, and this is a fight on the highest level. There is no fight with more skill sets, other than submissions – you could bring submissions to the table, but who the f**k needs that? Outside that, this represents the pinnacle of the sport. He’s 28-0. I have two losses, both of those were fights of the year.
“I have never not come out of the cage without my opponent being absolutely broken from physical damage. He’s never walked out with a lot of physical damage, so we’re going to see who can impose their will and only one of us will. I do think it’s going to be a battle for the ages.”
When asked if he has picked up on any of Khabib’s weaknesses, Justin belives there are aspects in Khabib’s game he can exploit.
“I think his biggest weakness is I believe that he thinks he’s infallible,” Gaethje said. “I think if you told him that or brought it to his attention, I believe that he would be very good at explaining to you how he does not believe that, but I believe that he surrounds himself with people who stroke his ego. I believe that culture – this is what I’m counting on anyways – they can stroke your ego, I’ve seen it. I’ve seen it over there. I’ve seen fighters really just surround themselves with a posse that really pumps them up and jacks them up.
“At the end of the day, he breathes oxygen. His brain needs to get oxygen. If I can short-circuit that oxygen supply for half a second, then he’ll go to sleep.”
