Islam Makhachev's head coach, Javier Mendez, believes that Justin Gaethje was the biggest threat to Islam, and says he's out of the picture now:
"I thought that [Gaethje] was the biggest threat for us, and now he's probably never gonna be in the picture for us going forward.
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American Kickboxing Academy coach Javier Mendez believes the biggest threat to Islam Makhachev’s lightweight title reign is gone.
Mendez considered Justin Gaethje to be the biggest threat to Makhachev.