Justin Gaethje
American mixed martial artist (born 1988)
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- Justin Ray Gaethje ( GAY -jee ; born November 14, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist.
- He is the first fighter in UFC history to win the interim title twice and is also a former UFC "BMF" titleholder.
- Nicknamed " the Highlight ," five of Gaethje's bouts—against Michael Johnson, Eddie Alvarez, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler, and Max Holloway—have been named Fight of the Year by multiple media outlets.
- At 37 years old, he became the oldest fighter to win a UFC lightweight title.
- Early life Justin Ray Gaethje was born on November 14, 1988 and raised in Safford, Arizona.
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WikipediaJustin Ray Gaethje ( GAY-jee; born November 14, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist. A professional since 2011, he currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he is the current and two-time interim UFC Lightweight Champion. He is the first fighter in UFC history to win the interim title twice and is also a former UFC "BMF" titleholder. Gaethje formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the World Series of Fighting (WSOF), where he was the first and only WSOF Lightweight Champion.
Nicknamed "the Highlight," five of Gaethje's bouts—against Michael Johnson, Eddie Alvarez, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler, and Max Holloway—have been named Fight of the Year by multiple media outlets. He has earned 15 post-fight bonus awards in 15 UFC appearances, the highest bonuses-per-fight rate in UFC history, and is tied with Edson Barboza and Dustin Poirier for the most Fight of the Night bonuses in UFC history, with 10. At 37 years old, he became the oldest fighter to win a UFC lightweight title. Fight Matrix currently ranks him as the ninth-greatest lightweight fighter of all time.
Justin Ray Gaethje was born on November 14, 1988 and raised in Safford, Arizona. His mother, Carolina (née Espinoza), is of Mexican descent from Sonora, Mexico and his father, John Ray Gaethje, is of German descent. His mother was a postmaster while his father was a copper miner, as were both of his grandfathers. His paternal grandfather boxed while serving in the United States Army. Gaethje's father Ray retired as a copper miner in September 2019, after 36 years working at the Morenci mine.
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