LAS VEGAS — The announcement that Justin Gaethje would meet Donald Cerrone in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 16 was like Christmas arriving early for fans of all-action fights. If you’ve watched mixed martial arts longer than a week, you know why, but for the benefit of the newbies out there, Cerrone (36-12 MMA, 23-10 UFC) has a record 18 UFC post-fight bonuses, while Gaethje (21-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC, who arrived in UFC much later, is doing his best to catch up: He has more post-fight performance bonuses in his UFC tenure (six) than he has fights (five). And just in case you think it’s only fans who get excited about this sort of thing, know this: The competitors themselves are just as excited about their Sept. 14 bout at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Just ask Gaethje himself, who made it clear during MMA Junkie’s recent visit to the UFC Performance Institute just what the Cerrone fight is going to deliver.
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Justin Gaethje explains appeal of Donald Cerrone fight: ‘This is pure violence’ – MMA Junkie