Justin Gaethje’s mother and father have been within the crowd when he suffered what many are calling essentially the most brutal knockout in UFC historical past.
Entering into the Octagon at UFC 300 to defend his BMF belt in opposition to former featherweight world champion Max Holloway, Gaethje suffered some early adversity after his nostril was damaged courtesy of a brilliantly-timed spinning again kick from Holloway.
Regardless of the early harm, Gaethje put his finest foot ahead and hung with one of many best strikers in MM historical past. With 10 seconds to go within the contest, Holloway referred to as for the 2 males to face within the heart and throw palms till the ultimate horn. Gaethje obliged, throwing warning to the wind and going toe-to-toe with ‘Blessed’ within the proverbial cellphone sales space.
Moments later, ‘The Spotlight’ would grow to be precisely that.
With one second left on the clock, Holloway unleashed a booming overhand proper that related clear and despatched Gaethje crashing to the canvas. It was undoubtedly one of the spectacular, but scariest knockouts in UFC historical past.
Because it seems, Gaethje’s mother and father have been sitting within the second row, straight behind Tim Welch, coach to bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley, and present middleweight titleholder Dricus Du Plessis. For sure, the footage of their reactions could also be a bit unsettling, notably for many who have kids themselves.
MMA Followers react to footage of Justin Gaethje’s mother and father at UFC 300
UFC followers have been fast to touch upon the video, a lot of them empathizing with Gaethje’s mother and father. Others have been downright disgusted that the footage was not solely shot but in addition launched.
