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Given Justin Gaethje's continued branding of Charles Oliveira as a "quitter" it is fair to examine if Justin himself has ever quit in a fight?
Loss #1 (TKO by Eddie Alvarez): At UFC 218, after dropping the first two rounds on all 3 judges scorecards, Gaethje falls to the ground at the end of the third round after absorbing a clean knee to the jaw. Gaethje is still conscious when he falls to the ground and because of this Herb Dean waits a moment before waving off the fight. The fight is only stopped when Alvarez follows up with ground and pound on Gaethje who is not attempting to defend himself; seemingly content with laying on the ground and losing his first fight.
Loss #2 (TKO by Dustin Poirier): In Gaethje's first fight coming off his first professional loss he is again TKOd while down on the scorecards. Roughly fifteen seconds into the fourth round Justin absorbs a counter left-hand from Poirier that rocks him but does not immediately drop him. As Justin stumbles backwards, retreating from Dustin Poirier, he is cut off and teed off on while leaning on the cage fence. After falling to his knees, no longer attempting to defend himself and seemingly content with losing the fight, it is mercifully waived off.
Loss #3 (SUB by Khabib Nurmagomedov): Justin is submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov roughly ninety seconds into the second round of his UFC LW title shot. After being taken down by Khabib he is almost instantly locked into a mounted triangle choke and taps to it. Unfortunately the referee does not see Gaethje's initial tap and Nurmagomedov rolls to his back to threaten an arm-triangle which Gaethje also immediately taps too.
There is no shame in being to hurt to continue after absorbing a clean knee by a former UFC LW champion, being too dazed to continue after being countered cleanly by a former UFC Interim LW champion, or tapping out when an MMA GOAT has you locked into a submission you have no hope of getting out of; but why continue to call other fighters "quitters" when you have clearly decided to live to fight another day yourself?
Is Charles really a "quitter" or is Justin projecting his own insecurities stemming from when he wilted under extreme physical duress in his three professional losses?
Loss #1 (TKO by Eddie Alvarez): At UFC 218, after dropping the first two rounds on all 3 judges scorecards, Gaethje falls to the ground at the end of the third round after absorbing a clean knee to the jaw. Gaethje is still conscious when he falls to the ground and because of this Herb Dean waits a moment before waving off the fight. The fight is only stopped when Alvarez follows up with ground and pound on Gaethje who is not attempting to defend himself; seemingly content with laying on the ground and losing his first fight.
Loss #2 (TKO by Dustin Poirier): In Gaethje's first fight coming off his first professional loss he is again TKOd while down on the scorecards. Roughly fifteen seconds into the fourth round Justin absorbs a counter left-hand from Poirier that rocks him but does not immediately drop him. As Justin stumbles backwards, retreating from Dustin Poirier, he is cut off and teed off on while leaning on the cage fence. After falling to his knees, no longer attempting to defend himself and seemingly content with losing the fight, it is mercifully waived off.
Loss #3 (SUB by Khabib Nurmagomedov): Justin is submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov roughly ninety seconds into the second round of his UFC LW title shot. After being taken down by Khabib he is almost instantly locked into a mounted triangle choke and taps to it. Unfortunately the referee does not see Gaethje's initial tap and Nurmagomedov rolls to his back to threaten an arm-triangle which Gaethje also immediately taps too.
There is no shame in being to hurt to continue after absorbing a clean knee by a former UFC LW champion, being too dazed to continue after being countered cleanly by a former UFC Interim LW champion, or tapping out when an MMA GOAT has you locked into a submission you have no hope of getting out of; but why continue to call other fighters "quitters" when you have clearly decided to live to fight another day yourself?
Is Charles really a "quitter" or is Justin projecting his own insecurities stemming from when he wilted under extreme physical duress in his three professional losses?
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