{"id":352031,"date":"2020-06-02T10:03:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=352031"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:03:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:03:51","slug":"justin-gaethje-explains-key-to-beating-khabib-nurmagomedov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/justin-gaethje-explains-key-to-beating-khabib-nurmagomedov\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Gaethje explains key to beating Khabib Nurmagomedov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New UFC interim lightweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/justin-gaethje-targets-three-more-matchups-then-keen-to-get-the-fk-out-of-here\/\">Justin Gaethje<\/a> has a huge task on his hands: defeat undefeated lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, Gaethje explained how he intends to defeat Nurmagomedov, and succeed where 28 other fighters have failed.<\/p>\n<p>The key, Gaethje believes, is keeping the action away from the fence, where Nurmagomedov&#8217;s takedowns are most effective.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Justin Gaethje Talks Strategy Versus Khabib Nurmagomedov\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C_n1R_Sfl3w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou gotta self-defense. Without the footwork, you can\u2019t stay out of the fence,\u201d Gaethje said. \u201cIf he is taking a shot in the open then he will drive you down to the fence. He\u2019s not gonna attempt takedowns in the open. You watch all of his fights. You\u2019ll maybe see five takedowns that he attempted in the middle of the cage. He\u2019ll start in the middle but he is too pushy towards the cage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Gaethje has laid out his gameplan for his upcoming fight with Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cQdbbXNNdfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a> recently, he also placed importance on conditioning his legs so that he&#8217;s able to return to his feet if he&#8217;s taken down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m so athletic,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The first thing to go when you get tired is your legs, so my legs, from now until then, I\u2019m gonna be running a lot, jump rope a lot, a lot of step ups, squats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-f3a5427e=\"\" data-v-7a575f0d=\"\">\u201cIf my legs are in shape I don\u2019t get tired,\u201d Gaethje added. \u201cIf I don\u2019t get tired I can get back up. If I can get back up, I can hit him like a truck. I only gotta kick him eight times in the calves before he\u2019s compromised. There\u2019s lot of factors. I\u2019m gonna work on being me, stay in shape. It\u2019s all cardio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-v-f3a5427e=\"\" data-v-7a575f0d=\"\">Do you think Justin Gaethje will end up handing Khabib Nurmagomedov his first professional loss? Make your prediction in the comments down below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje has a huge task on his hands: defeat undefeated lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov. Speaking on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, Gaethje explained how he intends to defeat Nurmagomedov, and succeed where 28 other fighters have failed. 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