Justin Gaethje

Top UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje still wants to get to a title fight. He revealed this in an interview published on his YouTube channel today.

"My potential to fight for the title has definitely diminished, but it's not impossible. I knocked out Dustin Puryear and now he's fighting for the title," the fighter stated.

That being said, Justin reiterated the information that he will not be rushing back into the gym after his early loss to Max Holloway.

"Figuratively speaking, I'm ready to come back even tomorrow, but I have to take care of myself physically. Because of the multiple concussions, especially being put to bed like that, it would be foolish of me to return to contact workouts any sooner than 180 days from now. I'll be doing cardio and staying in shape. It's a crazy game. We'll see how the Puryear and Makhachev fight goes."

Justin Gaethje, former BMF belt holder, has revealed when he will resume sparring.

"Figuratively speaking, I could be ready as soon as tomorrow, but physically I want to take care of myself. I do think the recurring concussions, when I fall asleep like that after a punch..... It would be foolish of me to go back to sparring before six months. I could do cardio, I could stay in shape, it's something I want to try and do. Especially the older I get, the harder it is for me to get back to the best shape of my life, so I want to stay active. Obviously physical contact will be limited for a while simply because I want to preserve myself. I think it will be at least six months before I get back to exchanging punches. But that doesn't mean I won't train all the time," - quotes Gatji Yahoo Sports.

Recall, Gaethje lost by knockout to Max Holloway at UFC 300.

Justin Gaethje, former UFC interim lightweight champion and former BMF belt holder, recalled his loss to Max Holloway, former featherweight champion. Justin admitted that he underestimated Max.

"It was harder for me to go into a primal state because of the fact that I didn't realize the danger that was upon me. I never in my life considered Max as an opponent I could fight. He was always in a different weight class," said Gaethje on Le Batard Show.

Recall that the fight between Gaethje and Holloway took place on April 14 as part of the UFC 300 anniversary tournament. Max knocked out Justin at the last second of the final round.

Islam Makhachev, the current UFC lightweight champion, commented on the recent fight between Justin Gaethje and the promotion's former featherweight champion Max Holloway. Islam noted that Max beat Justin in all rounds.

"I was a little surprised at how the fight between Gaethje and Holloway ended. I thought Justin would finish him, but the way Max performed..... He deserved all the hype, he beat Gaethje in all rounds," the New York Post quoted Makhachev as saying.

The bout between Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje took place on April 14 as part of the UFC 300 southpaw tournament. Max, who moved up to lightweight, knocked out Justin at the last second of the final round, winning the BMF belt.

Head coach of AKA Hall Javier Mendes does not hide that he was pleased with the defeat of Justin Gaethje in the fight with Max Holloway. According to the specialist, the former interim UFC lightweight champion posed the greatest threat to his charge, the holder of a full title in the same division Islam Makhachev.

"For me, the most dangerous opponent stylistically is Justin Gaethje. It's because of his wrestling skills and well placed striking. He's really good. That's the truth.

Everyone has a different skill set. I think he's the biggest threat to us. But now, Justin will probably never be the center of attention for us again. So there's no need to discuss him as a potential threat anymore," MMA News quoted the specialist as saying.