Justin Gaethje UFC 274 Convo: His wrestling roots, fighting Charles Oliveira & more | ESPN MMA
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Megan Olivi sits down with Justin Gaethje in the University of Northern Colorado wrestling room to preview his lightweight title fight vs. Charles Oliveira.
0:00 Memories of his time in college
7:37 Reflecting on the Michael Chandler fight at UFC 268
9:00 Fighting Oliveira in Arizona instead of Brazil
13:26 He’s going to have to “walk through hell” to beat me
20:04 What winning the belt would mean
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Even if he never gets a title (which I hope he does) Justin deserves to be in the Hall Of Fame for being one of the biggest draws in the history of the UFC. I would never miss one of his fights. LETS GO GAETHJE!!
Biggest draw? Idk but definitely the most exciting fighter
Draw?….
Absolutely one of the biggest draws. Top 20 or so out of over 1000 fighters
No he doesn't your one of those people that thinks everyone should get a trophy
He's not the biggest draw
False confidence on Oliveira’s end?!!! That guy has overcome major life obstacles, let alone professional challenges…and he finished two guys Gaethje couldn’t (Chandler and Poirier). If that’s what he’s banking on, he may be up for a rude awakening.
Maybe but he keeps getting dropped this isn’t going too last forever he will get finished soon
I love how excited Justin’s diccriders have gotten😭 just for him to get strangled in a heartbeat
@@benk3716 getting dropped is significantly less damaging long term than being a heavy bag for 15-25 minutes. Look at the cte in boxing compared to mma. Both are bad but boxing is significantly worse because of they constant hits bouncing your brain without knocking you out
@@benk3716 true, but the same can be said for justin. He’s gotten wobbled plenty of times himself.
@@benk3716 Didn't Tony drop Justin?
He's been my favorite fighter since he fought Michael Johnson. He's never been in a boring fight ever. He's also genuine and doesn't fake anything.
I love how he showed mercy to Johnson in that fight. I'll never forget that.. he is a killer, but also a gentleman
@@therealforeignwolf i remember all the horrible trash talk that led up to that fight. Its how i discovered Justin lol
He faked respect to Olivera
Doesn't fake? He talks about being a good person and being a good neighbor yet talks trash about Conor and Charles and stuff.
@@gi7685 it’s true
Megan yelling out her questions never gets old
Soo freakin annoying man😂!! I’m switching between mute and unmute for every single question
Arguably the most entertaining fighter on the entire roster. Win or lose dude goes out on his shield. Good luck JG
No argument here.
Probably the least intelligent as well
@@BsilvaNYG I’ll argue you
@@sensiblenutters5782 dont think just because he slurs his words from cte that he's a complete spanner. You have to have a brain to fight at the most elite level and be one of the best fighters in the most stacked division in the UFC.
@@sensiblenutters5782 what makes you think that? Because he’s not very articulate?
"Helping others is a good way to live". What a human being is Justin Gaethje.
He also helps people to sleep at the UFC what a guy.
Justin is a role model and the definition of a “savage” hard work , determination and goes for the kill no matter what. He deserves all the fans money and fame he has and yet if you talk to him he’s treat you no different. One of those guys if you didint know who he was he’d probably never think to tell you he’s a famous UFC fighter.
he’s getting submitted in round 2😂
Wow that’s so touching.
Olive by victory round 2
@Graham hancock is a pseudoscientist gaethje is like the definition of hardwork and discipline
@Graham hancock is a pseudoscientist how lmao
@@Johngottisentme bruhhh 😂
“The choice to quit is something that one makes and once you make it you can make it again. I’ve never been there.”
Khabib?
I was thinking the same thing. I like Justin but he quit in that fight.
He’s talking about giving up in a tough fight (when fighters are both tired etc) not taping on a choke lol that’s not giving up. Is tapping when ur in an arm bar giving up so ur arm doesn’t get broke? No.
@@joshni8123Tapping when you’re in an arm bar is most certainly giving up. Word it however you want bro. No shame in tapping.
Fedor, gsp, Mcgregor, poirer, gaethje etc have all tapped. They’ve all gave up at some point. Part of the sport.
He got put to sleep instead of tapping bro, In front of his parents tf ? How is that quitting 😅 theirs guys that mentally check out before getting finished
@@martinandrade5286 he tapped 7 times before herb realized it go back and watch it brotha
Charlie Olives W👑
Megan is by far the best interviewer in mma. She allows the fighters true self to shine its insane how phenomenal she is.
Yes she’s great
@Soul ByThePound you tried
@Soul ByThePound yes the ufc would hire a casual who interviews all the fighters
Nah.. super annoying, over the top, not for me..
Adam Caterall is better
his mental is on another level. regardless the outcome I know this fight is gonna be amazing
“If I went 5 round with Chandler , he would have died “
Always talking mad when himself was badly hurt. Can't wait for Do Bronx to finish him.
I believe it. After the fight, Justin looked like he just got out of bed, while chandlers face looked like he just came out out of a car crash
I dont like Justin but that statement is 100%
Mike was getting pummeled.
Bellator just doesn’t have slick clean fighters
That's actually probably true
More like he wouldve have HAD to go 5 to finish chandler, (something charles did in 5 minutes and 19'seconds)
Wow not even halfway through and this IS BY FAR the best Justin Gaethje interview
I cant waitt for all the videos yall gon be putting out this week, letsss goooo!!
One of the best interviews I seen for a long time, good work, don't get big headed and keep it up.
When the camera first panned around, I got chills. Go 🐻!!
Justin is one of the realist fighters out there just listen to the man!
Fists of Steel with A Heart of Gold .
He changes his opponents careers,the guy hits so hard!Interesting fact is he has the hardest bone density in the UFC.He is a solid fighter literally!
How do they measure done density?
is that really true? source? i thought it was yoel or a heavyweight
its true
doctor at the ufc performance institute gave justin a bone density scan and the doctor said that gaethje may have had the densest bones of any fighter he had ever examined
@@bzaden interesting! He does look dense, so it makes sense
Seeing the side view amazed me. Justin's head is enormous. Probably one of the reasons why he can take a shot. Love this guy! One of my all time favorite fighters. Good luck Justin! 👍
I only pay for Justin's fights. I love to watch him fight and I love the person he is. He is one of the kindest, humblest guy I have met. There is no ego. Let's go Justin - you got this. One day I will go see a fight of his in person.
Why pay ? There are so many quality streams online.. Justin is dumb 🤣 shouldn't get the title with his skills. He's entertaining though
Wow, yeah I'm a hardcore fan. And Justin is the only fighter I'd pay to watch. He has been my favorite fighter since the Michael Johnson fight.
Everyone ignoring bcuz khabib handled him easily. And khabib is all rounder in every dimensions. He knows how danger is each and every opponent. So he knew Justin was too strong to handle and tried to quickly finish the fight.
@@cr7hd222 old World Series of fighting tapes show how bad his ground game is it wasn’t just Khabib, it was embarrassing how quick khabib got him, drunk Conner lasted longer
@@cr7hd222 he didn’t try to finish gaethje he DID
When Gaethje splatters Charles all over that octagon, the overnight Olives fans are gonna disappear real quick like cockroaches
what a cool interview and film location.
Watching this man fight is always a blast. May the best one clutch his w.
He is right no one more exciting to watch than Justin 🔥🔥
Love gaethje. That said the way he is talking i think he will be humbled. Thinking charles doesnt have the frame or way to take him down could be his downfall. That lanky frame on someone with his technique is just as dangerous when it comes to getting a submission as just as dangerous as someone more stout and boxy framed like khabib
This man is such an honest dude. Amazing. No false show-offs he allows his heart to speak out. 👍
I watched Justin live at 268 and let me tell you….those people he gave tickets to are LUCKY.
hate/love this fight so much. These two always deliver. If you a true fan you torn here.
I love this interview. Gaethje is such a humble genuine dude
How awesome is this for Trevor… 2 of his own fighting in title fights! Awesome
This guy is a real gentleman, I really admirs his straight forward answer.
Can we please agree to just stop talking about Justins wrestling? At this point, the eye test says its way over rated and he doestn wrestle. Eye test. Not me. Thats what the eye test says. 23 fights into his career of 19 KO's and youre still trying to spin this mans wrestling as a threat? Enough already.....
Brilliant comment
Gaethje uses his wrestling defensively to stop wrestlers from taking him down, not offensively.
ur literally a casual
When did you start watching UFC or MMA, a year ago? When did you have your eye tests? It wasn't a great eye test
@@calvincalvin3132 stop with the casual comments. He doesn't wrestle. Everyone has to stuff take downs. Thats not wrestling. Thats wrestling prevention. You're the casuals. Jesus. He does not wrestle hardly at all. Uts NEVER part of his game plan. He ONLY wrestles if he is taken down or to scramble back to his feet. He has 19 kos is 23 fights. A casual would highlight this man's wrestling as a legitimate threat when preparing for a fight. You think people spend half their camp wrestling to prepare for Justin's "wrestling"? Gtfo. You are the definition of casual spouting that garbage. Its nothing more than a talking point with regards to the highlight. The end.
People still thinking oliveira MUST have Gaethje to the ground, or to Have his back, to finish him. 🤣 Justin is 6-3 in UFC, Charles has the records of most finishes and submissions in ALL UFC HISTORY.
Someone talking sense 👍🏾
Exactly. Standing submissions can and do happen. Getting caught in leg locks and kneebars from a quick scramble do happen. Gaethje is insanely tough but he does get rocked and charles could jump on him and lock him up in a situation like that.
also Charles TKO'd Chandler , which is not that easy at all
Coz for most of them it's a popularity contest. They like Gaethje and think he'll win. If only it were that easy.
Charles has a history of quitting as well, just saying
Great interview
gaethje is my favourite fighter. good person genuinly and very introspective, yet amazing brawler
I see Oliveira most likely surviving Gaethje's explosive early first round barrage or onslaught and then coming back to win the next round/s until ultimately finishing the fight by submission in the second or third round
Nah, if Oliveira trades with Gaethje like he did with Poirier he is getting knocked out cold
@@claudiu-andreiluica790 Poirier did the same and survived, to finish Gaethje. We saw what Oliveira did to Poirier.
@@claudiu-andreiluica790 That, or I can imagine Justin breaking him mentally, like he did to Tony and Chandler. But this fight is so 50/50, its not even funny. I'm leaning towards Gaethje though, gut feeling.
@@blazzz13 not the same gaethje
@@cadensmith3685 Not the same Oliveira. Works both ways
It's funny how people look past Gaejthe with such ease. Losing to Khabib isn't something that one can judge much from, everyone got dominated by Khabib so it doesn't matter. Leave Khabib out of the picture, then you wouldn't see many people going through Gaejthe.
He also lost to Eddie Alvarez and Dustin PORIER though . Both via KO/TKO
@@SweetSourPickle thank for reminding this casual !! 👍🏽
@@saynotothegreatreset no prob
Very presentable man with firm values. I salute you for having enough inside you, to give back.
Big words! Can’t wait for the big
Performance!
Why not train jui jitsu, everything else seems good but the moment it goes to the ground it’s a wrap, more than just khabib showed this
Powerful interview, especially about what happens in life and death moments.
Not really
@@Jimmyjim4 because you’re thinking about the past or what you want to happen in the future, like he said. Instead of what’s really going on. That’s something you must train your mind for. You can’t focus on what’s going on if it’s anything else on your mind. Take ice cold showers and try to breathe normally while it’s beating down right on your back, and don’t cheat. Let it hit your neck too. Or an ice bath. This type of stuff helps with that.
@@Jimmyjim4 most people don’t have it in them simply because we become really really conscious as an adult, especially when you leave your parents and on your own. Many thoughts fill your head, past and present. These thoughts can’t feed you.
The fact what he’s trying to say is you can do, and take more than you think.
@@babyoldsoul conceive believe achieve
Always Excited to see Gaethje Fight! 👊💥
i love these videos, more plaese.
I was in the marines and I knew men warriors like this they had such a way of looking at how to deal with combat.
Sgt mark Adam's fell. When men like him die you wonder how am I going to make it through. If he was killed what's going to happen to me.
Cpl William tayler
Cpl Tony lutz
Sgt mark Adams
Great men
Wow I'd love to hear more of this story! You should honour them by telling of their bravery.
Great man, no bulshit and a legendary fighter.
Justin is a down to earth dude. Respect.
This is a fight right here that I would never bet on
Let's go Gaethje 🇺🇲🇲🇽
Comfort in the chaos. 🔥🔥🔥 Spoken like a Champion!
Ur right Jason Colby chaos Covington is the greatest fighter of all time
@@JJS595 colbitch broken jaw calling policington
Ur r right jason choas is in the building 😂
Relax man
He is not going to win. He didn't finish Chandler. If he can't finish Chandler he can't finish Oliveira. The UFC isn't going to let a white fighter if it can help it. So, a decision is off the table.
Megan Olivi, one of the best in the business! Love the questions love the answers. Great athlete and terrific human being!
Great interview Megan 🙏
My favorite fighter, hopefully he gets it Done next weekend 🔥
He’s got a chance if I’m Justin though I’m going to act a little slow for a few seconds then UNLEASH combos and go for it because the longer the fight goes and Justin gets tired and eats body shots Charlie will submit him. Good luck though I think Charlie wins this but Justin can get it done he’s gotta put olives out asap
He KO’s Charlie Olives!!! Let’s go!
Nah2
Nah
true that..
I hope so I love justin
Na na na na
Justin is such a good dude. And a straight SAVAGE. Lot of respect.
1 of my Favorite Fighters 💯
this is gonna be a great fight i like both fighters so I'm cheering for both guys lol
You gotta choose only one, lol
Double knockout?
U with us Or against Us
~Sir Charles Oliveira
@@calvincalvin3132 can you imagine if that happened 😂😂😂
@@Imhim247 I'll go with gaethje than lol
Mannn, he said the same-thing before the Khabib fight. I’m not falling for it again.
Justin is a bad boy. Hes the definition of a guy who was built for this.
Justin is my favourite ufc fighter, come on Justin 🙌🙌🙌🙌
The amount of Khabib fans not giving Justin any credit for piecing him up on the feet and practically forcing him to shoot is astounding lmao
Justin piecing khabib up was expected, he was gonna piece up khabib anyway because khabibs standup is subpar and only effective in letting him get a takedown, thats like giving me credit for being able to piece up my brother because ive boxed more than he has....😑
Also no credit is deserved when u get finished in just over a round.
@@niyazahmed3448 He fought shmucks up until he was champ, then he fought all strikers. Ducked Tony and Oliveira hard
@@Poopopotamusgaming Oliveira wasn’t even close to being relevant for the title when Khabib was present. And Tony pulled out the same amount of times as Khabib.
“Forcing him to shoot”
you know you’re talking about Khabib right? That’s his whole game bro, he’s gonna shoot whether Justin is blasting his face or not
Love Justin. Probably one of the true warriors in the game. A gladiator. A throwback. My only concern for him is his long term health. You can't be in that many wars without consequences.
Dont worry his style is different since Tony
Dont worry he blocking the punches with his head not actually getting hit
His head movement is way more slicker
@@tonyfergusonisthetypeofguy142 to announce his retirement before making his debut
Legend
What a legend
He can come across pretty cranky sometimes, but if i was interviewed always before i was staring down the barrell of a cage fight, i might be angry to. He has a great big heart and fights with his heart on his sleeve. I hope when he retires he gets to use his education and help people. 🙏
I’ve never got that vibe from him ever.
He comes off as baked out of his mind to me 😂
@@poontangpirate1343 Good for you
@@wisdomincoming12 hope you have a better day brother.
@@poontangpirate1343 Ok brotha
Oliveira remains the 👑. Lets go
Seeing three Gaethje’s isn’t gonna help while he’s taking big shots and nasty calf kicks
@@Donny34738 u know it was a joke, right? And Gaethje will not be able to kick Charles with that Muay-thai stance
@@VictorHugo._ we’ll see. the guys a punching bag without his glasses
@@Donny34738 so is gaethje
Legend of a geeza
I bought the PPV LAST NIGHT after watching fight night. The top 3 fights on the bill are all special in their own ways. Gonna be 🔥🔥🔥 ....and don't even get me started about 275, that one can't come soon enough.
The Best Mexican Athlete too ever compete inside the octagon 😂
Imagine how much better gaethje would be if he could actually breathe through his nose lol
he cant?
I agree and imagine how much better Charles would be if he could see his opponents
Idk about skills but he would probably fight crazy all 25 mins without tiring, lol. Non-stop leg kicks.
Greeley Colorado doing big thangs baby yeah!!!
Just an awesome dude ! Giving random people tickets I mean come on good dude. Keep it up man and I hope you WIN this FIGHT I wish well maybe I’ll be at your next one. Go get the belt champ
The way a fighter loses to Khabib is an exception, not the rule... Nobody can replicate Khabib’s wrestling/grappling game but If Oliveira takes Gaethje down it’s basically over for Justin
don’t worry i downvote your comments again peter
I agree
Bruh you tapped to khabib
How is that not a choice you made
Such a hardcore fan of this guy!
I’m rooting mad hard (pause) for JG, love that he’s a JBG disciple and that he’s sounding pretty coherent/clear (compared to in the past)
Protect ur neck Justin 😂😂 I see Charles strangling him in the second round standing up or on the ground Charles doesn’t care lmao
You don’t see anything cause you know nothing about fighting/boxing just parroting what others have said
Paul Felder isn’t a wrestler or grappler and smashed Charles in his guard to the point he tapped to elbows
@@BarakaUglyyAhh That was Charles last loss how long ago? 😂😂 Oliveira is like on a 10 fight win streak now lmao
Didn’t Gaethje tap against Khabib then went to sleep? He’s talking about quitting…. Every person on earth will quit either consciously or unconsciously when our brain shuts down. It’s a flight mechanism to survive. Some people are better survivors than others… no shame in that.
No tap…chocked out 😴
@@TheJordan1960 he tapped then went to sleep. Watch it again
@Joshua Martinez agreed.
@@bobs437 watched…your correct👍
I have seen life go full circle and end up exactly where they began w many people lately!!!
It's really interesting 🤔
UFC 274 will be just awesome!! Cannot wait
When someone asks me my favorite fighter I always say Justin gaethje
same bro same...but im honestky worried for him...
💯
GAETHJE!! Rooting for you like never before!! let’s goooooooo!!
Garthje punches will be the factor cuz olreveiro keeps getting stunned
Meg O is great at this and the ufc is lucky to have her. Fitz has grown on me the same way huge fan of Fitz podcast and the questions he asks. Great question Meg great entertainment!
Even though Dustin is the 2nd best fighter in the division rn I have always felt like Justin is a more dangerous fighter than him
But Justin has worse BJJ than Porier...
Not if it goes to the ground lol
@@llanowarelf7297 BUT he has better wrestling. Styles literally make fights. Not everything is as black and white as you're putting it. And Charles doesn't have the striking of Poirier OR Gaethje. But that grappling makes guys disregard his stand up.
@@NoahCanFB yeah better defensive wrestling by a bit
But very Bad bjj
Dustin is a Black belt And he got submitted
Gathje would get subbed even faster when it hits the ground
Dustin boring to watch
Olives can’t take the punishment Gaethje dishes out, Chandler almost knocked olives out and he’s way shorter then olives. Gaethje sleeps Olives AND NEWWWWWW !
Or olives submits him easily like khabib did
'THE HIGHLIGHT'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The casuals who think Oliviera will take down Gaethje like Khabib did are about to find out 😂😂
Don't worry. All those sudden oliveira fans will quickly disappear after Gaethje knocks him out
he doesn't have to
Olives doesn’t need the takedown to get to Gaethe and submit, I see him jumping on him while standing…that being said, Gaethe get a clean shot and it’s done…
@@Ernobili watch gaethje vs tony ferguson, justin didn't let ferguson come close to him not even once. If oliveira tries to close the distance with justin he will get sent in a coffin to brasilia
@@Ernobili Don't think It's easy to jump on a fighter's back especially a wrestler like Justin. Oliviera jumped on Dustin after the latter was gassed out from the ground and pound in r2
Gaethje was NCAA Division One. Ranked 7th in all of USA.
*"But Khabib hasn't fought any wrestlers"* 🙄🙄
He doesn’t use wrestling offensively
@@omengamer8343 I understand, but defensive wrestling+offensive striking was the perfect plan for Khabib everyone was talking about right? Stop Khabib's wrestling and make it a stand up fight because Khabib has no good standup??
@@neverlookback6048 are u dumb or blind watch khabib vs justin i think khabib have decent striking bro i think your casual
Gaethje officially has 0 takedowns in ufc. Hope you got your answer.
@@suryanshgarg6350 yeah and he only got taken down once in many attempts from Chandler
HE IS A REAL FIGHTER!! He lets the fists do the talking, no outside mumbo jumbo.
Best of luck to you in your fight with Charles.
Gaethje is gonna flat line Oliveira 🇲🇽🇺🇸
Very unlikely
He is gonna flatline that cockroach, the lightweight title is coming back to the United States
I don’t know what it is, Oliveira just has the aura of a champion. It’s kinda hard for me to see Justin as champ tbh, not that I don’t think he has a chance to win (he definitely does) but it’s just kinda hard to imagine.
@Ahahoney Space yea Charles offense is exceptional, his defense is quite a bit behind where his offense is. Plus the dude is practically half blind in there.
My favourite fighter ❤
Love this man ufc best fighter. I will always pay for a card with Justin
Want him to win; dude's such a good guy and an insanely fun fighter to watch; but I think he 's gonna get choked out. His weakest point is Olivera's strongest, and Olivera also isn't a slouch in stand up. The current champ's gotten really good on the feet over the years. However it goes, cant wait to tune in.
Charles shouldn't stand with Justin
Charles isn't Khabib. Remember that
@@blackmamba7311 oh yes he can
@@blackmamba7311 he stood with Dustin who
Its arguable that Charles weakest…his mental…is Gaethjes strongest
Instead of Conor it's Gaethje who deserves $5 million per fight. The guy brings it everytime when he step in octagon
On performance yes. In bringing in a guaranteed 1 million PPV everytime he steps in there….not so much.
@@mr5timewcwchamp Yeah, that's the sad part & Dana's lack of interest. Trust me if Justin Gaethje was in ONE Championship then Chatri Sityodtong will pay crazy amount to Gaethje plus with sponsorship endorsements
Go Justin Gaethje! 🥊
Hey justin I've never been to a fight...and I love you dude! Im you're biggest fan!
Man I would love for him to win the Championship.He so deserves it.
He doesn't even deserve the opportunity. Dariush and Islam is more deserving.
@@drewjenn9819 no
@@thanosrichgang6321 Yes, fanboy. I like Gaethje a lot. But he's hella delusional.
@@drewjenn9819 lmao islam hasn tbeaten anybody yet, dariush is injured u casual, Justin smeshs charlie olives ez
@@PureOWNAGEization Who should he have beaten in your opinion?