After he made his UFC debut earlier this year, knocking out Michael Johnson in a thrilling Fight of the Year contender, Justin Gaethje shouted to the world, “Where is my equal?!” Turns out, he found his equal in his very next fight, getting knocked out by Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218 earlier this month. And though the loss was the first of Gaethje’s career and set him back in his goal to hold UFC gold one day, Gaethje wouldn’t have it any other way.
Speaking to MMA Tonight on SiriusXM Rush recently, Gaethje said that he was happy with his performance at UFC 218 and glad that he was knocked out instead of losing on the judge’s scorecards.