Coach O'Malley: "I wouldn't be surprised if Gaethje knocks out Makhachev"

Mentor of the UFC Bantamweight Champion Shauna O'Malley Tim Welch weighs the odds Justin Gaethje take the championship title in the lightweight division from Islam Makhacheva.

“Nobody gives Gaethje a chance. Everyone just remembers his fight with Khabib. But the fact is that Justin then flew to Abu Dhabi 10 days before the fight. Then things didn’t turn out well for him. Even Khabib himself said that Justin did not have enough time to acclimatize.

Now imagine the battle of Islam against the Gaethje we saw recently, somewhere in Las Vegas. I wouldn’t be surprised if Justin wins by knockout,” the specialist said in the latest release of his protégé’s YouTube channel.