Content Provided by Fightersonlymag.com WSOF lightweight champion Justin Gaethje might be a Division I All-American wrestler, he still intends on showing off his constantly improving striking skills on Saturday night against Nick Newell at WSOF 11. Gaethje, who wrestled for Northern Colorado but was born and raised in Arizona, has developed an impressive striking…
Content Provided by Zack Miller If you ask 25-year-old Justin Gaethje, he’ll tell you that there isn’t really any secret to his success. From starting on the wrestling mats at the young age of four, to defeating Rich Patishnock in just over a minute to win the World Series of Fighting lightweight championship, it all…
Content Provided by By Chuck Mindenhall ne of the more time-honored ways of conveying an intent to do harm is to say you want to “beat the piss” out of someone. Depending on your taste in flourishes, sometimes there’s an adjective attached for emphasis…such as, “I want to beat the living piss” out of…
Content Provided by: Dan Bonnell mass-mma.com “Nick Newell has almost never fought anyone with any kind of grappling skills. So I don’t know what he’s going to do when he can’t take me down.He can’t stop a right hand or a right head kick,” Gaethje said. “That’s what I’m going to throw, over and over.”…
By Steven Marrocco WSOF lightweight champ Justin Gaethje isn’t cocky enough to say there’s absolutely no way he can be submitted by Nick Newell, but he certainly doesn’t think it’s likely. “I’m a Division I All-American – he’s not going to grab my neck and choke me out,” Gaethje told MMAjunkie Radio. “He could…
Content Provided by Brad Gustafson FightParrot.com Grudge Note: Melvin spent time training with Justin Gaethje and now makes it clear wants his WSOF lightweight belt. Lightweight veteran Melvin Guillard has signed with World Series of Fighting following his recent release from the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The news was announced by Guillard and the organization…
By Frank Curreri Champ Credits Punching Power to Copper Miner and Mexican Roots To put Justin Gaethje’s iron fists and thrilling blitzkrieg style into their proper – and stunning – historical perspective, let’s play a brief game of trivia. Off the top of your head, name some amateur wrestlers who transitioned to MMA and…
All Content provided by: By Patrick Wyman @Patrick_Wyman on Feb 5 2014, 1:00p 3) Justin Gaethje, Lightweight (11-0) Age: 25 Camp: Grudge Years Pro: 2.5 A Division 1 All-American at 157 pounds during his tenure at Northern Colorado, Justin Gaethje complements the wrestling skills you’d expect from a decorated and highly athletic collegian…
