Nick Newell Recalls What Set Justin Gaethje Apart: 'Only Way to Stop Him Is to Kill Him'

Nick Newell, who faced Justin Gaethje in a 2014 WSOF title fight and lost by TKO, has reflected on what makes Gaethje exceptional. Newell said the only way to alter Gaethje's course is to knock him completely unconscious, noting that Gaethje's output, power, and pressure do not diminish even under heavy fatigue. Newell identified only two fighters he has observed with that quality: Gaethje and Dricus Du Plessis.