Biography
For the Pet of the public, the Mixed Martial Arts Fighters of Justin Geyji - entertainment is more important than health and fees. A man almost does not think about the defense and protection of the head than his fans are concerned. His branded trick is Salto, which the fighter celebrates victory.Childhood and youth
Justin is a native of the tiny town of Safford, located in Arizona almost on the border with Mexico. The small birthplace of the fighter is known for a dry climate with a big difference between day and night temperatures, a federal prison, cotton plantations and the mining industry.
It was on the copper mine who worked the father of the guy, German by origin. Almost half of the population of the town - immigrants from Mexico, they include the mother of a star of mixed battles, who worked in the local post office.
The fighter, the full name of which is Justin Ray, there is a twin brother Markus John and younger sisters. Guys, although they were born on one day - November 14, 1988, externally do not look like: Marcus - Dark Shathen in Mom, and the fighter is blond in his father. According to parents' memoirs, the boys began to fight before walking, the benefit of everyone had a sparring partner. So that the house suffered less from energetic children, the father gave sons to the sports sections of the struggle and American football.
Justin caught fire with a dream of mixed martial arts, as soon as he saw a fight on cable television. The short experience in the mine together with his brother, consolidated in the future star, the desire to fight in octave, and not descend into the mine. According to him, it accounted for 96 hours a week without weekends for 3 months, for which the guy took one hospital just to sleep.
Behind the shoulders athlete - study at the University of Northern Colorado and the degree of bachelor in social work.
Martial arts
Geyji - Lights: The weight of the fighter - 70 kg with an increase in 180 cm. The scope of his hands is 178 cm. Although he has a nordic appearance, he prefers preference not to the German calculation, and the Latin American temperament. It seeks to win, not with the help of pain or retention of the opponent, and by means of knockout.Justin made his debut at MMA in 2011, while studying at the university. Geyji spoke out against Kevin Cruz at ROF 41: Bragging Rights tournament. He won the fight in the first round, taking advantage of slam knockout.
After a series of victories, the athlete joined the WSOF, where in the first could you met with Gesias Kavalkantant on WSOF 2. He won the match again in the 1st round, after stopping the combat.
For the year, Justin managed to advance to possession aged 25 years of the championship belt league in lightweight weight.
In UFC, the association of mixed martial arts, the headquarters of which is located in Los Angeles, the fighter fighters from May 2017. The greatest impression on the audience was made by the victories of Justin over Michael Johnson and Eddie Alvarez, as well as defeat from Dustina Poir.
The fight with Johnson was preceded by insults from Michael to the Geyj family. As a result, Justin reported on the intention to kill the enemy in the ring and broke the opponent's resistance in the 2nd round. The fight was recognized as the best Battle of 2017. In addition to glory and ticket to UFC, the fighter received $ 300 thousand.
In the penultimate March Day of 2019, Geyji knocked out Edson Barbozu at the UFC tournament, broadcast by the ESPN channel 2. The athlete confirmed his nickname Highlight, spending a series of low kits on the feet and feet of the opponent, gradually concentrating on his head at the attack. Although Justin's opponent was defeated, the girl, whom the Barbosé's wife gave birth 3 hours after the fight, the spouse called Victoria.
After the battle, Geyji admitted that MMA is the hardest sport on the planet and at the same time the best show in the world.
The next goal of an athlete was a duel with a native of the Caucasus, the UFC champion in the lightweight weight Habib Nurmagomedov. The Avarian peer and a colleague of Justin was removed from the competition until the fall of 2019 for a fight arranged after a fight with a maggrogen conor. Having knocked out in May 2020 at UFC 249 Tony Ferguson, Geyji with a record of 22 victories from 24 battles came close to the realization of the dream of confrontation with Habib.
The long-awaited fight took place in October 2020. Athlete supported the US President Donald Trump at that time, recognizing the Geyji is a great fighter, and wishing him good luck. Colleague Rachel Ostovich in an interview before the battle called both opponents with great fighters, but admitted that he was sick for Justin, because he never knows what to expect.
Unfortunately for Geyji, the victory won Nurmagomedov. This fight became a landmark: after his final, Habib declared the completion of the career.
Personal life
Justin Geyji is not married yet. In the free time and preparation for them, time likes to decorate the body with new tattoos, as well as play with the children of Brother Marcus and his dogs of the battlefield. Photo of family holidays Fighter regularly posts in "Instagram".
In the biography of Geyji had a charity. In 2016, the athlete took part in the struggle for the life of a small countryman named Jane Maxwood. Having learned that a semi-annual child is ill leukemia, he sacrificed for a charity auction gloves, in which important victories hid. Celebrity deed helped citizens to collect funds necessary to treat Little Jane.
After the end of the sports career, a man is going to devote the life to the re-education of difficult adolescents and is already standing with motivating lectures before the schoolchildren of the native city. When Mom asks Justin, as a kind in his personal life, the guy may be such a cruel in the ring, the athlete replies that it is in the battles of his main happiness and the main "kayf".
The total income of Geyji from his sports career is more than $ 2 million. Not wanting to fully rely on profits from the next battle, Justin has invested funds in the launch of the clothing line.
According to the athlete, the formation of its style has significantly affected bad vision. One eye of Justin was estimated at 20/60, the second - in 20/200, he could only see the top line of the ophthalmic table. In 2016, the fighter was made photorefractive kerattectomy for vision correction.
Justin Gaggi now
Now the speed and power are still the motor power of the career of Geyji.For the summer of 2021, a fight between American Dustine Poir and Irish McGregor Conior was scheduled. According to President UFC Dane White, the organization expects Justin's speech in an agreement between the evening of the evening.
Awards and titles
- 2017 - Debut of the Year (Mmadina. NL)
- 2017 - "Fight of the Night" (for the fight with Michael Johnson) (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
- 2017 - Speak of the night (for the fight with Michael Johnson) (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
- 2017 - "Fight of the Night" (for the fight with Eddie Alvarez) (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
- 2017 - "Fight of the Year" (for the fight with Eddie Alvarez) (World MMA Avards)
- 2017 - "Bloody Elbow" - "The Best Fight of 2017 (Fight with Michael Johnson)
- 2017 - "Return of the Year" (World MMA Avards)
- 2018 - "Speak of the Night" (for the fight with James Witch) (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
- 2018 - "Fight of the Night" (for the fight with Dustin Poir) (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
- 2019 - "Fight of the Night" (for the fight with the EDSON Barbosa) (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
- 2019 - fifth place in lightweight WSOF (world fighting series)