Gaethje doesn't really need that hammer fist the ref already run to stop him for it. The ref has already seen Poirier's lights out when he fell. It's a bit unbelievable to see him go down that way and the bettors banking on him must have been surprised by how quickly it happened. It wasn't like the fight of Crawford vs Spence which round after round we are expecting Spence to be KOed.
If Derrick was wearing a Speedo, I think it would be an issue. I think it was the reason why Rogan asked why he removed his shorts off.
I think no one actually can complain about what happened in the UFC event. It was a great event.
What is the Hammerfist a little unnecessary from Justin Gaethje? It probably was. But it is always better to make sure that the job is done instead of him some whole waking up and putting the ref realizing that he has done a mistake. So I honestly cannot and will not say that it was too much from him. I personally think that he did the right thing.
And the other incident where the fighter took his shorts off was also certainly something that is going to create a lot of noise. So I don’t think anyone is actually going to complain about it. Indeed, I am well aware that Dana White, upon witnessing the significant buzz generated, will assuredly refrain from expressing dissatisfaction.