Content Provided By MMA Junkie VANCOUVER – World Series of Fighting will crown its inaugural lightweight champion at WSOF 8 on Jan. 18, and after a brief switch of opponents, Justin Gaethje (10-0) will take on Lewis Gonzalez (9-0) for the belt. Gaethje was originally slated to face Gesias Cavalcante at next month’s event. However, “JZ” recently withdrew…
All Content Provided by Mike Bohn MMAJunkie.com Michael Chandler, Gilbert Melendez and Eddie Alvarez. Those are just a few names in the lightweight division who have made their mark in the sport outside the UFC. World Series of Fighting’s Justin Gaethje believes he can join that group. In his short and undefeated MMA career,…
All Content with is article is associated with MMA Weekly June 13, 2013 by Mick Hammond Upon making his major promotion debut at the World Series of Fighting 2 event in March, Colorado lightweight up-and-comer Justin Gaethje may have been the underdog to Dream and Strikeforce veteran Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante, but he didn’t perform like…