Justin Gaethje hits notoriously hard. Known for his excellent stand-up and striking skills, the Arizona native’s exciting brawler fighting style has made him one of the most popular fighters in the UFC. This has earned him the moniker ‘The Human Highlight’.
His devastating knockout of Dustin Poirier to win the UFC’s (largely ceremonious) BMF title at UFC 291 is among the most memorable knockouts in the promotion’s history. And it seems his notoriety goes beyond the MMA world and has broken into mainstream pop culture. The 34-year-old has now served as a muse for a popular artist, surprising fans.
Bad Bunny references Justin Gaethje on latest album
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Puerto Rican Grammy-winning rapper Bad Bunny recently released his album ‘Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana’. The album is chock full of references to athletes such as soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, F1 legend Ayrton Senna, NBA superstar Michael Jordan, etc., among others. The song is in Spanish, but sports fans enjoyed the references nonetheless.
Bad Bunny showing love to “Justin Gaethje, Blunts, and Cristiano Ronaldo” in his new album🔥 pic.twitter.com/DGxmUIpCZ6
— 🔥 (@FireMMAVid) October 13, 2023
And he also referenced UFC lightweight star Justin Gaethje. The reference was in the song ‘Cybertruck’. The rapper compared ‘The Human Highlight’s power to the punch of a blunt, and CR7’s kick to his rhythm. This is not the first time that MMA fighters have been referenced in a song.
Some other notable examples are Action Bronson’s song Goldeneye, which says “choke you the f*ck out like a Diaz brother”, Chuck Lidell being featured in Nickelback’s video for the song Rockstar, as well as Quinton Rampage Jackson being referenced in Kanye West‘s hit song Mercy. And surprised fans took to Twitter to talk about the Gaethje reference.
Fans react to Bad Bunny’s shutout of Gaethje
Fans took to social media to let their thoughts be known on the topic. Here is a sample of some of the comments they left on Twitter.
One fan felt the shout out was completely random:
Well, who doesn’t like Gaethje? Weird shoutout regardless
— MMA Bonehead (@MMAbonehead) October 13, 2023
Another agreed and referenced the interaction Gaethje had with Tony Ferguson after their bout:
Justin told tony that they should smoke a blunt after their fight still random as shit
— Malcolm (@wyrfryr) October 13, 2023
Another was clearly not a fan of the Puerto Rican artist:
He ruins everything I love 😪
— Javier Becerril (@Javier_BcZ) October 13, 2023
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One fan was puzzled at the connection between Gaethje and Bad Bunny:
Tf Gaethje has to do with Bad Bunny😭
— fodase (@Alguem2385) October 13, 2023
One user found it funny more than anything else:
Honestly this album just made me laugh more than anything
— ih8thesun (@ahahafuckyou643) October 13, 2023
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It’s much better when someone drop some MMA lines on a rap battle
— Jean (@michelbouf) October 13, 2023
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What do you think about Justin Gaethje and Cristiano Ronaldo being shouted out by Bad Bunny? Let us know in the comments section below.
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