Combat & UFC
Coach Reveals Gaethje Was Psychologically Unprepared for Max Holloway Knockout Loss
Joe Rogan Experience
JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman
What was said
"I was not prepared mentally for the fight when I fought Max Holloway. What do you attribute that to? Myself. And us. Like, we told him to take the fight. He didn't want to take the fight. I remember thinking, what am I looking for? Like, what am I afraid of? I kept trying to convince myself that I needed to find what I was to be worried about and I couldn't find it."
Gaethje admitted he was mentally absent for the Max Holloway fight that ended in a last-second knockout, revealing he never wanted the fight and couldn't find anything to fear about Holloway. His coach Trevor Wittman took partial responsibility for pushing him to take the bout. Gaethje said this was his final lesson before winning the title—that he must always find something to respect in every opponent.
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- Programme
- Joe Rogan Experience
- Episode
- JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman
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- 22:30
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