{"id":387739,"date":"2022-05-06T14:56:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T14:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=387739"},"modified":"2022-05-06T14:56:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T14:56:09","slug":"i-was-out-of-my-comfort-zone-justin-gaethje-talks-about-facing-khabib-nurmagomedov-as-the-hardest-test-of-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/i-was-out-of-my-comfort-zone-justin-gaethje-talks-about-facing-khabib-nurmagomedov-as-the-hardest-test-of-his-career\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Was Out of My Comfort Zone&#8221;- Justin Gaethje Talks About Facing Khabib Nurmagomedov as the Hardest Test of His Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje spoke to the Nelk boys on the Full Send podcast in the days leading up to one of the biggest fights of his career. Gaethje will finally punch his ticket for his second title fight opportunity as he faces off against Charles Oliveira at UFC 274.<\/p>\n<p>The lightweight bout serves as the headliner and comes as Gaethje\u2019s second chance to win the belt since UFC 254.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQcXEWPesAw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Highlight\u2019 faced off against Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title unification bout back in October 2020 and ultimately came up short. He was submitted via triangle choke in the second round, and he earned his opportunity at gold by defeating Chandler in his next fight.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/justin-gaethje-reveals-the-biggest-change-he-has-made-in-his-fight-camp-ahead-of-a-title-fight-against-charles-oliveira-at-ufc-274\/\">Justin Gaethje Reveals the Biggest Change He Has Made in His Fight Camp Ahead of A Title Fight Against Charles Oliveira at UFC 274<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Justin Gaethje looks back at loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/h2>\n<p>Talking on the Full Send podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Justin-Gaethje-46648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaethje<\/a> explained that Khabib Nurmagomedov was definitively the toughest challenge he had faced in his career. Moreover, he went on to say that the conditions of their title fight in Abu Dhabi at UFC 254 were less than conducive for an ideal result.<\/p>\n<p>The food preparations, coupled with the change in time zones, were clearly stated by Gaethje to be hindering factors in his effort to win gold against Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Submission of the Year<br \/>Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje &#8211; Triangle &#8211; UFC 254<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldMMAAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldMMAAwards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NGbjnOFK87\">pic.twitter.com\/NGbjnOFK87<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jed I. Goodman \u00a9 (@jedigoodman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jedigoodman\/status\/1469528356211200002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Khabib [Nurmagomedov]. I was out of my comfort zone. Every time when I fought Michael Chandler, when I fought Tony Ferguson, the morning I woke up, my heart rate was like between 33 and 36. The morning I woke up in Abu Dhabi, it was at 68 and when I saw that I knew something wasn&#8217;t right, but you cannot&#8230; the lack of sleep.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iheFA-P1MRo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We have a process that brings me confidence, and it&#8217;s going to be the eating, the drinking. Nothing there [in Abu Dhabi] is the same. They don&#8217;t have milk, they eat goat, and lamb and I don&#8217;t. They don&#8217;t got oatmeal, they got porridge.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, Gaethje has always been a straight shooter, and he went on record to say that the aforementioned hindrances shouldn\u2019t be considered as an excuse. He considers \u2018The Eagle\u2019 to be the pound-for-pound best fighter in the modern era and opened the door to the fact that he could have lost to Nurmagomedov regardless of the circumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje spoke to the Nelk boys on the Full Send podcast in the days leading up to one of the biggest fights of his career. Gaethje will finally punch his ticket for his second title fight opportunity as he faces off against Charles Oliveira at UFC 274. 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