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Justin Gaethje is opening up about his loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 274.<\/p>\n

It was Justin Gaethje (23-4 MMA) vs Charles Oliveira (33-8 MMA) in the lightweight main event on May 7th, 2022 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The result was Oliveira submitting Gaethje via rear-naked choke<\/a> just 3:22 into the first round of their battle.<\/p>\n

Gaethje spoke to ‘MMA Fighting<\/a>‘ about the loss ahead of the UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday:<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a crazy game we play. It\u2019s the reason I love it. It\u2019s a game of inches, and at the end of the day, being at home in front of my crowd, sometimes you lose control of your emotions. I\u2019m not exactly sure what happened. I had the time of my life, but it\u2019s a crazy game we play.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing Gaethje said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t lost one night\u2019s sleep over it because ultimately I can only control my preparation. I do regret not controlling my emotions entirely, but we play a fun game. It\u2019s an emotional game. It\u2019s damn near impossible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Gaethje’s goal is to become champion. While UFC 274 was a setback, he hasn’t lost too much ground in the lightweight division.<\/p>\n

‘The Highlight’ went on to discuss his upcoming nose surgery saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to get nose surgery, July 14. Take a good month to recover and get back to work.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for 13 years for somebody in MMA to break my nose and it hasn\u2019t happened. I broke it in wrestling practice 13 years ago. Life\u2019s been hell since then. I have to wear a nose strip to bed every single night. Eating, sleeping, living, training, fighting, I don\u2019t even know what my f****** voice sounds like.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Finishing Justin Gaethje cited what’s next on his agenda:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting a long time to get this (nose) broken. No one\u2019s done it so I\u2019m going to do it myself and give it one last run towards the title.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a few fights that are going to happen. I\u2019ll let those happen. I want a clear two- or three-fight path back to the title fight, and I want to earn it like I should. I have a great manager, I\u2019m not worried about it too much. I\u2019ll be ready to fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Gaethje is hoping he will make his return to the cage in late 2022 or early 2023 with his sights set on UFC gold.<\/p>\n

Are you looking forward to seeing Justin Gaethje back in the Octagon? Who would you like to see him fight next?<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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