{"id":398699,"date":"2021-11-04T05:15:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=398699"},"modified":"2021-11-04T05:15:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:15:44","slug":"justin-gaethje-explains-why-edson-barboza-was-the-ufc-opponent-he-was-the-most-terrified-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/justin-gaethje-explains-why-edson-barboza-was-the-ufc-opponent-he-was-the-most-terrified-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Gaethje explains why Edson Barboza was the UFC opponent he was \u201cthe most terrified of\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Gaethje has explained why Edson Barboza was the UFC opponent he was the most terrified of fighting.<\/p>\n<p>This Saturday night, Justin Gaethje is set to return to the Octagon for the first time since being submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254. He&#8217;ll be doing so at Madison Square Garden, and he&#8217;ll be competing against fellow top contender Michael Chandler.<\/p>\n<p>Gaethje has fought a lot of scary guys in the UFC but as per the man himself, the one that scared him the most was Edson Barboza.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Justin Gaethje Thinks Chandler Will Try to Wrestle, But He Won&#039;t Succeed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-lGIAU7ZdT0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was the most terrified of Edson (Barboza), you know. Growing up, when I was in college, wrestling, before I thought I&#8217;d ever fight in the UFC, I was watching this dude spinning back kicking, taking people to the shadow realm. I remember playing poker with my guys. I think when he fought Beneil Dariush, we were watching and playing, and I told all the guys I&#8217;m going to fight that guy one day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-ufc-news-justin-gaethje-names-opponent-terrified-ufc?ref=homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sportskeeda<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gaethje wound up knocking Barboza out after just two minutes and 30 seconds in their March 2019 showdown.<\/p>\n<p><em>Is <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/justin-gaethje-says-the-lightweight-division-became-the-laughingstock-of-the-ufc-after-oliveira-and-chandler-fought-for-the-belt\/\">Justin Gaethje<\/a> the most exciting fighter of his generation? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Gaethje has explained why Edson Barboza was the UFC opponent he was the most terrified of fighting. 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