It takes rather a lot to knock Justin Gaethje down and the light-weight contender has been proving as a lot throughout coaching for his battle towards Khabib Nurmagomedov.
In September, a video emerged of the American taking a brutal kick to the pinnacle, which might flooring mere mortals.
For Gaethje, although, he shrugged it off like nothing occurred.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan has described the 31-year-old as ‘probably the most violent man in probably the most violent sport’ and now Gaethje has an opportunity at changing into light-weight champion on Saturday, having crushed Tony Ferguson to arrange a title showdown.
It will likely be a tricky job, nonetheless, with Khabib having an MMA report of 28-0, beating all challengers within the division, together with Conor McGregor.
Gaethje himself is 22-2 and received his final 4 UFC fights to arrange the conflict with the present champion.
No matter occurs it is going to be a battle to not be missed as Gaethje has received a battle night time bonus on every of his seven journeys to the Octagon within the UFC.
He stated on Michael Bisping’s Imagine You Me podcast: “There’s going to be a zone in entrance of me, it’s not very large.
“It’s gonna be a zone of loss of life, and I’ve to characterize loss of life each time he enters this zone.
“That’s what I’m finest at, creating carnage. Creating automotive crashes.
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“I’ve by no means not come out of the cage with my opponent not being damaged from bodily harm.
“He’s by no means not walked out with quite a lot of bodily harm, so we’re going to see who’s going to impose their will.
“It’ll be fascinating. I do suppose it’ll be a battle for the ages.”
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9-year-old Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestles a bear as a baby in Dagestan
