After his majority decision win over Rafael Fiziev, Justin Gaethje had a couple of messages he wanted to deliver. The first was that he expects to make one more run at the UFC lightweight belt before he hangs up his gloves and his unofficial “most exciting fighter in the UFC” title. The second was that he doesn’t want to hear about his lack of takedowns again.
“I got my takedown, and everybody can shut the f—k up now,” Gaethje told UFC commentator Daniel Cormier after the fight before adding, “I’m taking one more run at the title, but I ain’t gonna be around much longer.