'They would never pay me what they pay me now,' Justin Gaethje reveals REAL reason for not taking wrestling-heavy strategy to UFC fights

Gaethje has given the fight fans some incredible fights throughout his UFC career. The fighter always puts on a show for the viewers and fans love it. Gaethje has previously been dropped, knocked out, and submitted, yet nothing has seemed to stop him from his fighting approach.

Gaethje showed something similar at UFC 300 during his BMF clash with Max Holloway. Both fighters gave fight fans one of the most memorable fights in recent times. The two went wild for five rounds and the arena erupted in the last few seconds. Although Gaethje got knocked out by ‘Blessed’, he did receive a lot of credit for his performance. 

Max Holloway talks about getting punched by Justin Gaethje

Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje fight created a lot of buzz in the MMA Community. It immediately became an instant classic. Holloway shocked the world by dominating the fight for five rounds given he moved up to fight the ‘Highlight’. However, the Miami native was well aware of the brutal power of Gaethje.

During a recent interview with Joe Rogan, Max Holloway talked about his fight with Gaethje. According to the fighter, Gaethje hit him extremely hard and it came out of nowhere. Holloway couldn’t believe the power with which Gaethje punched him.

I remember getting hit by that punch and then like I sat and then I came back up. I was like, what the f*** did he just hit me with? I was like, holy s***. I was like, that was a good punch. And then when I rewatched it, he hit me like right on the top of my dome. I was like, holy smack brother. This guy smacks. Max Holloway via JRE

Gaethje became the first opponent to drop Holloway during a fight. Both fighters received a massive $300,000 bonus for Fight of the Night. This could be the reason Gaethje claimed that if he takes a wrestling-heavy approach, he won’t get paid enough.