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Gaethje, who faces Pimblett for the interim lightweight title at the T-Mobile Arena, says the hands-on nature of wrestling compensated for his bad eyesight because it eliminated worries about distance management.<\/p>\n
“That’s why I’m so good at fighting on the inside because I always had to touch them to know where I was at to punch them,” said Gaethje.<\/p>\n
“It was a distance thing. I was short-sighted in one eye and long-sighted in the other so I used to punch the middle one.”<\/p>\n
He continued: “That’s the skill I had to work on the most and where I fought them the most. I could always see them but it was understanding distance. <\/p>\n
“If I close one eye, they’d be 5ft away and if I close the other they would be right in my face. That was the biggest thing to overcome.”<\/p>\n
Former interim champion Gaethje, who last fought in March with a decision win over Rafael Fiziev, says life has been “awesome” after fixing his eyes but credits nose surgery in 2022 as equally beneficial.<\/p>\n
Following defeat by Charles Oliveira for the UFC lightweight title, Gaethje had an operation to repair his septum, which had been damaged 13 years prior during his wrestling career.<\/p>\n
“It was awesome being able to taste my food again. Those years were something else – I couldn’t see, taste or smell,” says Gaethje.<\/p>\n
“Every experience I’ve had has shaped me and made me the person I am so I’m thankful for all of it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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