After spending four years reigning over World Series of Fighting’s lightweight division with an iron fist, Justin Gaethje is finally a UFC fighter. The undefeated 28-year-old inked an exclusive free agent deal with the UFC last week, ending a sterling 10-fight run with WSOF that established Gaethje as one of most talented and entertaining non-UFC fighters in the world.
“At the beginning of this [last WSOF contract], I let them know I was set on becoming a free agent at the end and seeing what my value was to the sport of mixed martial arts, so that was my intention,” Gaethje explained Monday on The MMA Hour.