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Justin Gaethje

(1988) Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

98 quotes in 274 categories

Justin Gaethje says every fight feels like life or death, and he wants to win with a special skill. He treats fighting as a business and fights for money. He believes his timing and pressure define what MMA is. He also says he never wants to fight opponents ranked below him.

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Justin Gaethje is a mixed martial arts fighter.

Quick Facts About Justin Gaethje

Born: November 14, 1988
Profession: Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

About Justin Gaethje

American mixed martial artist... | Justin Ray Gaethje is an American professional mixed martial artist. A professional since 2011, he competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Lightweight Champion. He is the first fighter in UFC history to win the interim lightweight

Quotes by Justin Gaethje

I'm so much better than James Vick.

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I was always sort of a competitor.

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I'm very levelheaded.

Levelheaded

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I want to be the world champion.

Champion

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God, it's such an unforgiving sport.

God

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I love reading comments online.

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I like to take chances.

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I'm not infallible. Never will be.

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What I do is not for the faint of heart, but I'm a different breed.

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I'll worry about things I can control.

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My timing and pressure is the definition of MMA.

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Whoever they send me a contract for, I'll fight him.

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Humans recognize effort, and that's what I do. I give max effort.

Effort

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Skill wise, there's nobody that's gonna outwork me.

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I get paid by the fight, not by the minute.

Fight

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I don't fight to win or lose. I fight to entertain people.

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Melvin Guillard went to a split decision with me, he left the third round in a wheelchair. He did not walk to…

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When I'm done, I want to be known as the fighter that everybody wishes they could've seen live.

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From a business standpoint, of course I'm not gonna fight someone that's unranked or something like that.

Business

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I'm trying to be as real as I can and I'm being myself. I'm not gonna create an act.

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I've wanted to - and have been - testing myself against the best guys in the world.

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I'm not larger than life, my personality is not larger than life, I promise you. But when I fight I am larger…

Fight

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I happen to have a college education and I never planned on being a fighter.

College

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I win and lose in one way. And that's either putting them to sleep or putting it on the line and going…

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You could be the best in the world, but it doesn't matter. It's four-ounce gloves. I've been dropped in practice with a…

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I wish I was fighting Jason High in his hometown. I would put him to sleep in front of all his fans.…

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I wrestled Jordan Burroughs two times - Jordan Burroughs had a hell of a time trying to take me down. I stopped…

Hell

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When I sat down and knew I was going to go to the UFC, I thought of Edson Barboza and I almost…

Fight

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To be a superstar you have to win and you have to have something special. For me, I hope that knocking people…

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Twenty-five minutes is a long time to stay focused. It's really something I had to work on to go in there and…

Focused

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I'm not here to take damage. I don't want to not be able to talk. Every single time I fight, I know…

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I love the sport, I'm a fan of MMA, I've been a fan of MMA since before I started it, I was…

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When you fight me, you aren't going to be able to be so careful. They better block their face and knock me…

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My pressure is second to none and my timing and attitude are second to none, and that's what I want to be…

Attitude

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I am a Division 1 wrestler.

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I don't get hit a ton on the button.

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I'm a great defensive wrestler.

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I respect the boss.

Boss

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I want the biggest fights possible.

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False confidence is false confidence.

Confidence

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