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Gaethje Claims Body Shot That Dropped Him Actually Won Him the Fight

Joe Rogan Experience · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman · June 20, 2026
Gaethje Claims Body Shot That Dropped Him Actually Won Him the Fight
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JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman
"Him hurting my body was the reason, one of the main reasons I won. You know, when he hit me, when I dropped, it wasn't the first time he hit me in the body. That was probably like the 4th or 5th one, and he had landed some really clean shots, and he could probably sense that I was in trouble and hurt. And I think that fact made him dump everything because it was his last chance to take me out."
In a counterintuitive analysis, Gaethje revealed the devastating body shot that floored him in round two was actually a strategic turning point. He explained that Topuria's decision to go all-out after hurting him caused the champion to completely exhaust his gas tank in a two-minute sprint, leaving him depleted for the remainder of the fight. This insight challenges conventional fight analysis.
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