"Justin Gaethje was disappointed with the pay for his last fight. Gaethje earned a unanimous decision win over Rafael Fiziev in his last outing at UFC 313 this past March. Gaethje revealed that it was the first time in his career that he made less money than he did in his previous outing. Before his fight against Fiziev, Gaethje suffered an iconic buzzer-beater knockout loss in a BMF title fight against Max Holloway."
""My contract says I'm going to get paid a certain amount to challenge for a championship, now I get paid that for this fight," Gaethje told Carlos Contreras Legaspi. "That was very important for me. I'm the most consistent, most exciting guy that's ever stepped in there. The last fight was the first time that I've ever made less than my previous fight ever in my whole life, and I don't want that to happen. So I've got to be in these big fights.""
Justin Gaethje earned a unanimous decision win over Rafael Fiziev at UFC 313 in March. That fight marked the first time in his career that he earned less than his previous outing. Gaethje previously suffered a buzzer-beater knockout loss to Max Holloway in a BMF title fight, a bout that likely produced a larger payday. Gaethje is scheduled to challenge Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324 on Jan. 24 in Las Vegas. Gaethje's contract for UFC 324 guarantees a set purse, and he insists on big fights to avoid taking a smaller payday again.
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