Gaethje is going to take Rafael's legs away

[FrankDux]

Gaethje's kicks will ultimately win him the fight. You heard it first.

 

[xhaydenx]

Fiziev was/is a MT instructor. I'm sure he's taken leg kicks from guys with way better technique and power than Gathje lol.

 

[oldschoolmmafan]

Gaethje will be going out in true Homer Simpson style...

 

[Killer Kadoogan]

i think we potentially see a rough night for trevor whitman and his fighters. he better be making more peanut butter in that warehouse.

 

[dmwalking]

Does Justin even throw leg kicks anymore?

 

[ifindgifsforjackslack]

the only way i see his leg kicks being a problem is because they are thrown weird. fiziev should eat him up on the feet.

 

[ChimRichalds]

Not so sure about that. Justin could win, but I really doubt he gets his kicking game going against Fiziev.

 

[AmonTobin]

Gaethje's kicks will ultimately win him the fight. You heard it first.

If Gaethje does classic Gaethje, and still has his chin, I'll be excited to see how Fiziev holds up against the barrages, and vice versa.
I hope they just go for broke on the feet.

 

[AmonTobin]

Fiziev was/is a MT instructor. I'm sure he's taken leg kicks from guys with way better technique and power than Gathje lol.

Leg kicks to the quads? or Gaethje kicks to the calves and ankles. I hope we get to find out!

 

[Jinx_AA]

Gaethe best weapon is his kicks

however - they will not work against fiziev …. Watch Moicano fight or all of fizievs fights

guy is the coach at the best Maui Thai gym in the world - or one of

he will smoke gaethe easily

I admire Justin’s inner dog and warrior heart …. But he has no chance at all here … I already placed over a G on fiziev …. My slips are in the betting forum here

 

[modulus]

Man, Fiziev has that serious as a heart attack Muay Thai - dude ain't no joke. I don't know, I wouldn't be surprised if this ends up being a wake up call for Gaethje (who has Gaethle fought that has Rafael's pedigree??

 

[fightfan70]

checked or not, justins leg kicks are a thing

 

[humdizzle]

I've been leaning more towards fizzy as the days go by. MT instructor. Nerves in his shins are probably dead. Gaethjes chin is fading due to his style

 

[HuskySamoan]

Leg kicks to the quads? or Gaethje kicks to the calves and ankles. I hope we get to find out!

That's a fair reply, I don't think he's taken tons of calf kicks but the guys literally been in there and won vs Lumpinee stadium champions in Thailand. I feel like the ability to lift your leg and check them, the reaction time and awareness of low kicks will still be there from Fiziev. Honestly I think the biggest factor for me is Fiziev puts his strikes together very well, intelligent punching and real quality combination work. Gaethje throws a lot of big single shots, the most you see from him is typically 2 and 3 strike combinations where Fiziev can throw 3-4-5-6 strike combinations without getting off balance, wild and needing to reset. I guess what I mean is, if Gaethje gets hurt Fiziev will do a much better job keeping him hurt and probably finishing him than a guy like Chandler or Michael Johnson. People have been bringing up Fiziev's cardio but honestly, Gaethje's has been consistently worse excluding the Ferguson fight. Another thing I don't see people mentioning is Gaethje often uses a high guard and tries to just sorta block or meet offense with offense, he has not much defense...Fiziev is going to rip that body hard if he feels comfortable in the pocket and I don't think Gaethje is ready for it.

I'm ready to eat crow if Gaethje wins this but I think he's getting picked apart and beat down.

 

[Jinx_AA]

Gaethe is getting smoke here and it’s super obvious to anyone who actually knows both fighters

Clear as day

respect to Justin for taking this fight though

 

[AmonTobin]

That's a fair reply, I don't think he's taken tons of calf kicks but the guys literally been in there and won vs Lumpinee stadium champions in Thailand. I feel like the ability to lift your leg and check them, the reaction time and awareness of low kicks will still be there from Fiziev. Honestly I think the biggest factor for me is Fiziev puts his strikes together very well, intelligent punching and real quality combination work. Gaethje throws a lot of big single shots, the most you see from him is typically 2 and 3 strike combinations where Fiziev can throw 3-4-5-6 strike combinations without getting off balance, wild and needing to reset. I guess what I mean is, if Gaethje gets hurt Fiziev will do a much better job keeping him hurt and probably finishing him than a guy like Chandler or Michael Johnson. People have been bringing up Fiziev's cardio but honestly, Gaethje's has been consistently worse excluding the Ferguson fight. Another thing I don't see people mentioning is Gaethje often uses a high guard and tries to just sorta block or meet offense with offense, he has not much defense...Fiziev is going to rip that body hard if he feels comfortable in the pocket and I don't think Gaethje is ready for it.

I'm ready to eat crow if Gaethje wins this but I think he's getting picked apart and beat down.

Good point about the Gaethje's high guard and going to his body. This would be a good gameplan for Fiziev and I could see this happening. His peak cardio performance might very well have been that M.Johnson fight.

 

[markantony20]

I imagine that Fiziev will murder Justin’s body with kicks too.

 

[ExitLUPin]

Fiziev has the best muay thai in UFC. He can actually check kicks. Charles was able to. Once you check Justins kicks his whole game falls apart and he starts winging for the bleachers like a drunk.

 

[Sean_wongster_wongmastter]

Gaethe best weapon is his kicks

however - they will not work against fiziev …. Watch Moicano fight or all of fizievs fights

guy is the coach at the best Maui Thai gym in the world - or one of

he will smoke gaethe easily

I admire Justin’s inner dog and warrior heart …. But he has no chance at all here … I already placed over a G on fiziev …. My slips are in the betting forum here

Fiziev looked pretty bad against Bobby Green though.

 

[jk7707]

Weird seeing how many people are counting Gaethje out in this one. I think it's a bad stylistic matchup for him. But he's only lost to the best in the last few years, and he's hurt pretty much all of them. This will be a huge test for Fiziev.