""It's pretty much my only rule - I've only done it once outside of knocking somebody out," Gaethje told Mark McClune. "If I knock somebody out, then the rush of emotions is too much, where I have to flip off something. But if you don't get that knockout, there really isn't a spike of emotion. So I sure hope to knock [Topuria] out, and I sure hope to do a backflip on the White House lawn. That would be absolutely spectacular.""
"Gaethje recently revealed that his backflip celebrations are only reserved for knockout wins. Gaethje has only broken his policy once and celebrated with a backflip without knocking someone out. Gaethje explains that a knockout gives him a surge of emotions that he needs to vent with a backflip. Gaethje is now expected to fight lightweight champion Ilia Topuria in a title unifier. "The Highlight" hopes to fight Topuria at the White House in June and backflip on the White House lawn after knocking him out."
Justin Gaethje performs backflip celebrations only after knockout victories, and he has followed that policy throughout his career with one exception. He did not backflip after winning the interim lightweight title by beating Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324 because the win was not a knockout. Gaethje says a knockout creates a surge of emotions that he vents through a backflip. He has broken the rule once by backflipping without a knockout. Gaethje is expected to fight lightweight champion Ilia Topuria in a title unifier and hopes to backflip on the White House lawn after a knockout.
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