What podcasts say about Justin Gaethje
Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.
What Justin Gaethje has said on podcasts
21 statements · 11 positive · 8 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral
Ilia’s body shots contributed substantially to Justin Gaethje’s victory.
“him hurting to my body was the reason, one of the main reasons I won”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 13:50
Ilia Topuria has the skills to become champion again.
“I know that he has the skill to be a champion again.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 19:38
Gaethje’s victory changed opponents’ perception of Topuria’s invincibility.
“once I showed people that all you gotta do is get through that, then nobody's ever gonna go in there with thinking that he's unbeatable now”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 20:06
Broken bones heal into stronger bones.
“broken bones make stronger bones”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 21:03
Gaethje’s mindset prevented him from defeating Max Holloway that night.
“I couldn't have beat him that night with the mentality that I had.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 27:16
- on Justin Gaethje’s defensive movementPositiveJun 20, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Gaethje can evade punches by seeing and rolling with them.
“I am able to see punches and roll with them and roll with punches. If you watch my, you know, fights frame by frame, I'm not getting hit.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 42:16
Gaethje opposes changing weight-cutting rules because fighters choose their risks.
“I want nothing to change. I mean, we are grown ass men and women and we're making these choices.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:19:06
Gaethje says he should embrace and publicly perform his role as champion.
“I am the champion, and I need to. I need to be the champion and be the champ.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:32:14
- on Justin Gaethje’s fighting careerPositiveJun 20, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Gaethje plans to continue fighting.
“I'm planning on it.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:32:45
- on UFC compensation for Justin GaethjePositiveJun 20, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Gaethje believes the UFC should compensate him for his past performances.
“I deserve to be compensated for what I have done 100”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:33:07
Gaethje recommends that the UFC create a company granting him equity.
“the UFC should make a company and give me equity in that company”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:33:51
Ilia Topuria should not receive a rematch against Gaethje.
“No, he doesn't get a rematch. He can try, but he doesn't get one.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:36:17
Ilia Topuria needs to fight Paddy Pimblett next instead.
“He needs to fight Patty or someone like that”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:36:29
A brief MMA chokeout is not inherently associated with concussion or TBI.
“there's no concussion, there's no tbi. Like, it really is not detrimental at all.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:49:39
- on Justin Gaethje fighting scheduleNegativeJun 20, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Gaethje plans to stop fighting for the remainder of 2026.
“I'm gonna take the rest of the year”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:56:27
Gaethje currently has severe bone edema at the tip of his fibula.
“I have a severe bone edema in the tip of my fibula.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:56:35
Gaethje attributes his success primarily to wrestling.
“I think wrestling is definitely, definitely has. Is the biggest variable when it comes to my success.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:59:00
Gaethje’s parents’ example was causal to his becoming a good person.
“I couldn't be a good person without the example of my parents.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 2:04:44
Eliminating eye pokes entirely from MMA is impossible.
“Eye pokes are big. That is not possible.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 2:08:15
MMA glove redesign can reduce eye pokes but cannot eliminate them.
“You can make less, but you never stop.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 2:08:21
Current UFC gloves are poor because they make forming a fist difficult and painful.
“the gloves we're fighting in now are terrible.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 2:08:43
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.
What others have said about Justin Gaethje
13 statements · 12 positive · 1 negative
Justin Gaethje cannot be made to quit during a fight.
“The thing about Gaichi is the. He has zero quit in him. You can't get him to quit. He's never going to quit”
Open the episode · #2540 - Travis BarkerListen at 1:26:39
Justin Gaethje's striking is good enough for professional boxing.
“If he had decided to be a professional boxer, he would. His striking is that level.”
Open the episode · #2517 - Taylor SheridanListen at 2:49:50
Justin Gaethje's aggressive style is highly suited to MMA.
“his particular style of aggression is so well suited for mma.”
Open the episode · #2517 - Taylor SheridanListen at 2:50:15
Justin Gaethje generates exceptional punching power through precise timing.
“he can time that transfer of power to right at the end of the punch and just his hands are so heavy.”
Open the episode · #2517 - Taylor SheridanListen at 2:52:30
A UFC test reportedly found Gaethje had the hardest bones.
“they did a test on him to see who has the hardest bones at the ufc. He had the hardest bones.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 43:26
Gaethje says he should embrace and publicly perform his role as champion.
“I am the champion, and I need to. I need to be the champion and be the champ.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanListen at 1:32:14
Justin Gaethje will be highly focused for his next fight.
“this is the last dance. Right. So you know that he's going to be hyper focused for this fight.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #179 with Josh Thompson & "Big" John McCarthyListen at 1:02:35
Justin Gaethje is an elite grappler.
“First of all, Justin is an elite grappler.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #179 with Josh Thompson & "Big" John McCarthyListen at 2:28:15
Justin Gaethje has not declined competitively.
“Justin hasn't faded.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #179 with Josh Thompson & "Big" John McCarthyListen at 2:28:52
The Max Holloway fight made Justin Gaethje consider retirement.
“I think the fight with Max Holloway made him kind of think about.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #179 with Josh Thompson & "Big" John McCarthyListen at 2:29:24
A strong performance against Ilia Topuria may keep Justin Gaethje fighting.
“if he has a great performance against Ilya, I think he'll stick around.”
Open the episode · JRE MMA Show #179 with Josh Thompson & "Big" John McCarthyListen at 2:30:44
Justin Gaethje beating Ilia Topuria would be an all-time upset and career finale.
“if Justin beats Ilia, it is not only one of the greatest upsets of all time, it is one of the greatest caps to a career of all time”
Open the episode · #2498 - Brendan SchaubListen at 57:57
Justin performed in his Pimblett fight without an apparent decline despite being past his prime.
“Justin's not in his prime, but damn, he didn't look like he lost a step in the Patty Pimblett fight.”
Open the episode · #2498 - Brendan SchaubListen at 1:03:19
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.