Overview
- At a Super Bowl week flag football event, Demetrious Johnson asked Gaethje why he didn’t wrestle more, leading Gaethje to explain that he avoids putting hooks in because he consistently loses position.
- Gaethje said he relied on front headlocks and relentless pressure, adding that constant forward movement kept Pimblett from finding clean takedown entries.
- Assessing Pimblett’s offense, Gaethje said he could walk through the leg kicks, which emboldened him to keep the fight on the feet and push the pace.
- He later described a first‑minute read he uses in fights, saying Pimblett’s power felt manageable, so he chose to stand in range and trade.
- Looking ahead, Gaethje said he expects a June unification bout with Ilia Topuria, as Daniel Cormier cautioned him against trading recklessly with the champion’s punching power.