American Kickboxing Academy is considered the best MMA camp for any fighter. AKA has bred many UFC champions, including Khabib Nurmagomedov, Daniel Cormier, and Islam Makhachev. Javier Mendes rules the roost in the famed gym and has coached many world-class fighters in the UFC. Islam Makhachev is the reigning champion in the Lightweight division and has beaten many fighters in the UFC. His head coach, Javier Mendes, was seen giving his take on Justin Gaethje being a possible threat to Islam.
Islam Makahachev is set to take on Dustin Poirier in June for his third title defense.
Islam Makhachev’s coach Javier Mendes on Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje is considered the most violent man on the UFC roster. He recently lost his BMF strap to Max Holloway in the octagon. Holloway knocked out Gaethje in the final seconds of the final round of their fight. Justin Gaethje was one of the top contenders in the octagon and posed a threat to Islam’s title. However, his stock has decreased slightly since losing at the UFC 300. Islam Makhachev’s head coach, Javier Mendes said,
I though he was te biggest threat to us and now probably he’s never going to be in the picture for us ging forward so need to talk about him for us as a threat.
Mendes clarified that he does not see Justin Gaethje as a potential threat to Islam’s title reign. Gaethje was recently knocked out by Max. Losing to a featherweight in the UFC has not done Justin any favors. He will have to take a few months off fighting and then come back to fight a top lightweight to get back to the title. Mendes emphasized that Gaethje might never win the title against Islam as it will be challenging to win consecutively against some of the best lightweights.
Justin Gaethje has had a hall-of-fame career in the octagon and is called the Highlight for a reason. Gaethje is yet to respond to Javier’s comments, and it will be interesting to see if Gaethje will pay any heed to the statements made by Javier Mendes.
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Justin Gaethje is hands down one of the most violent men in the company and will surely go down as one of the greatest lightweight fighters in the UFC.
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