18 wins. 15 finishes. No equal for six years. That is, until Justin Gaethje ended up meeting former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. It was the bloody war that the UFC and those two savages promised us. There was no gold on the line, but the added stipulation of an unofficial violence title up for grabs was taken deadly serious. After a performance full of grit and pure determination, his granite chin finally gave out with a brutal knee. Any other fighter would be kicking himself, but not Justin Gaethje. He’d rather go out like that than lose by a decision any day, which should come at no surprise to anyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad I got knocked out instead of going to a decision and losing because that\u2019s not the way I want to lose. I\u2019m happy with my performance. I feel like I won because I tried so hard. My preparation was there and ultimately I went out and did what I go to do and that\u2019s entertain people and entertain myself really. And I had fun.\u00a0I did some major damage to [Eddie Alvarez’s] lead leg in that first round. He did a good job of putting his hands on me but definitely didn\u2019t do a lot of damage. He definitely beat me in that second round and in the third round, I thought it was a close fight. If it would have went to the scorecards, I\u2019m sure he would have got it because of the takedown or something and he was a little bit more active with punches but I cause a lot of damage when I do land my strikes and it\u2019s hard to judge that.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nStarted wrestling at 4. I\u2019ve lost before and I will lose again. It is the nature of the beast. I love what I do and the people I do it with. Thank you for all the love and support. On to the next one. pic.twitter.com\/0w0UkPcEnR<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) December 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n