Justin Gaethje

Gaethje is returning to the cage for the first time since losing a lightweight title bout last May.

I literally tried not to do that,” Gaethje said of the wild fight he'd just won.

A match between lightweight contenders, Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev, serves at the UFC 286 co-main event on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, ...

Fiziev connected with a huge right hand in the early going of the final round. Gaethje connected with a huge right hand,. Once the action resumed Fiziev delivered a kick to the body. Fiziev inched forward and delivered a kick to the body. They exchanged kicks to the body and stood right in front of each other. Fiziev entered the bout ranked No.

Justin Gaethje picked up a massive win in the co-main event of UFC 286 from the O2 Arena in London, England, defeating Rafael Fiziev via majority decision.…

"Then, after that, there is Poirier that is in front of me, Oliveira in front of me who's going to fight Dariush, and the winner of that fight is going to fight for the title. A fight between the two makes sense, and everyone would be a winner. Now, The Diamond finds himself in a very similar situation. Still, Gaethje understands that his recent losses are going to keep him from a title shot in the immediate future. That loss made it two out of the last three for the always-exciting Gaethje. It was a much-needed bounce-back performance for the 34-year-old.

I literally tried not to do that,” Gaethje said of the wild fight he'd just won.

Gaethje is returning to the cage for the first time since losing a lightweight title bout last May.

Gaethje (24-4), a former interim lightweight champion, has won six of his past eight fights, with the two losses coming in bouts for the UFC lightweight belt.

Fiziev (12-2) was riding a six-fight winning streak before Saturday's loss. The victory puts their rivalry 2-1 in favor of Edwards. The welterweight champion defeated [Kamaru Usman](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3088812/kamaru-usman) by majority decision in the main event of UFC 286 in London on Saturday to complete a trilogy and earn bragging rights over the former pound-for-pound king.

Gaethje (24-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) snapped Fiziev's (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) winning streak by earning a majority decision win on Saturday. The lightweight bout was the UFC ...

Justin Gaethje secured yet another Fight of the Night bonus for his brawl with Rafael Fiziev to lead the UFC 286 bonuses.

[Gunnar Nelson](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/295/gunnar-nelson) took home the other Performance of the Night after he tapped out [Bryan Barberena](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2930/bryan-barberena) with a late armbar in the first round as part of the UFC 286 main card on Saturday. [UFC 286](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1362/ufc-286-edwards-vs-usman-3) on Saturday with Gaethje taking part in his seventh Fight of the Night since joining the UFC roster. [Justin Gaethje](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1526/justin-gaethje) continued his reign as the most exciting fighter in the sport after wrapping up yet another Fight of the Night award for his battle with [Rafael Fiziev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4895/rafael-fiziev).

Justin Gaethje doesn't think training partner Kamaru Usman was getting a fair shake from Michael Bisping at UFC 286.

I wouldn’t have done that backflip if I wasn’t 99 percent sure that I won that fight.” But he’s sure the boss won’t have a problem with it. I knew that I won that fight. [Rafael Fiziev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4895/rafael-fiziev) also ended in a majority decision draw with a result that was read out in an unorthodox manner. “But I’m probably as biased as the judges. “I thought [Usman] won the fight,” Gaethje said when asked for his thoughts on the Edwards-Usman trilogy bout.

The former UFC interim lightweight champion is eyeing a rematch next following his most recent feat in the octagon. Gaethje (24-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) defeated Rafael ...

In the post fight press conference, Gaethje called out Bisping for his unprofessional commentary during the main event.

In the post fight press conference, Gaethje called out Bisping for his unprofessional commentary during the main event. Buffer read a 29-28 Gaethje score first, then a second 29-28 score with no name attached to it, and then the 28-28 score before announcing Gaethje as the winner. During the main event bout between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, former MMA fighter Michael Bisping commentated.

The former UFC interim lightweight champion thought his friend and teammate Kamaru Usman did enough to beat British champion Leon Edwards in their trilogy bout ...

The 34-year-old is [hoping to get a rematch with either Oliveira or Dustin Poirier](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/03/ufc-286-news-justin-gaethje-targets-charles-oliveira-dustin-poirier-next-fight). (I’m) certainly not as biased as Michael Bisping. “But I’m probably as biased as the judges.