Most recently he beat top rising contender Rafael Fiziev at UFC 286 to maintain his own spot among the lightweight elite. In the time since, the Elevation Fight Team product has put together at strong 6-2 record in the Octagon, wiht victories over Michael Chandler, Tony Ferguson, Donald Cerrone, and Edson Barboza. That was the last knockout loss of Gaethje’s career. ![]() Nonetheless, he was all set to go to war just a little over four months later, taking Poirier three hard rounds before succumbing to a TKO via strikes in the fourth. Gaethje was unfortunately bouncing back from the first loss of his career, a knockout at the hands (knee) of Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218. For the ‘Highlight’ the booking against the ‘Diamond’ was just his third trip to the Octagon after leaving the World Series of fighting. Poirier stepped into that first fight fresh off a third round submission of former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. ![]() Even at the time, their contest was a highly anticipated battle of all-action fighters that had fans salivating. Justin Gaethje 2 for UFC 291ĭustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje first met back in 2018 at a UFC on FOX event.
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