Khabib Nurmagomedov News

Christopher Taylor - October 24, 2020

Jon Jones (26-1 MMA) was extremely impressed by Khabib Nurmagomedov’s submission victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. With that said, the longtime UFC light heavyweight kingpin in ‘Bones’ is not willing to dub ‘The Eagle’ the “greatest of all time” in mixed martial arts.

Christopher Taylor - October 24, 2020

Former interim lightweight title holder Tony Ferguson was clearly watching today’s UFC 254 headliner between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje. Ferguson of course has a history with both men. ‘El Cucuy’ has been scheduled to fight ‘The Eagle’ on multiple occasions, however none of those proposed contests have come to fruition. After Nurmagomedov was forced to withdraw from his most recent scheduled contest with Ferguson at UFC 249, Tony wound up accepting a fight with Justin Gaethje for the promotions interim lightweight title.

Christopher Taylor - October 24, 2020

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has issued a scathing response to the recent challenge he received from Justin Gaethje. Gaethje (22-3 MMA) of course squared off with Khabib Nurmagomedov in the headliner of today’s UFC 254 pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi.

Chris Taylor - October 24, 2020

UFC legend Georges St-Pierre tuned in to watch Khabib Nurmagomedov successfully defend his title against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. The highly anticipated UFC lightweight title unification bout headlined today’s per-per-view fight card on Yas Island.

Christopher Taylor - October 24, 2020

UFC President Dana White shared some crazy news regarding Khabib Nurmagomedov at today’s UFC 254 post-fight press conference. Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA) had of course squared off with Justin Gaethje in today’s pay-per-view event headliner with the promotions undisputed lightweight championship on the line.

Christopher Taylor - October 24, 2020

Khabib Nurmagomedov squared off with Justin Gaethje for the undisputed lightweight title in the headliner of today’s UFC 254 event. Nurmagomedov entered the highly anticipated contest sporting a perfect professional record of 28-0, his latest being a submission victory over Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in September of 2019.

Adam D Martin - October 24, 2020

UFC president Dana White praised Khabib Nurmagomedov following his retirement from MMA, while also adding he fought with a broken foot. Nurmagomedov put on a stunning performance in the main event of UFC 254, as he was able to submit Justin Gaethje with a triangle choke in the second round. Nurmagomedov improved to 29-0 with the victory, including a 13-0 mark in the UFC, but shocked the MMA community when he immediately announced his retirement from the sport.

Chris Taylor - October 24, 2020

Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier was clearly watching today’s UFC 254 main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje. Poirier of course has a history with both men. ‘The Diamond’ suffered a submission loss to ‘The Eagle’ in the main event of UFC 242, thus surrendering his interim title. Prior to his setback to Khabib, Poirier was riding a five-fight win streak which included a TKO victory over Justin Gaethje.

Chris Taylor - October 24, 2020

Justin Gaethje was hoping to hand Khabib Nurmagomedov the first loss of his professional career in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 254 main event on Yas Island. The lightweight title unification bout was considered by many to be the most highly anticipated fight in UFC history.

Adam D Martin - October 24, 2020

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement from MMA following his submission win over Justin Gaethje. Nurmagomedov put on a stunning performance at UFC 254 on Saturday at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, perhaps the absolute best performance of his UFC career. Nurmagomedov dominated Gaethje with his grappling, forcing his opponent to sleep in the second round after the referee missed the tap. Immediately after the fight, Nurmagomedov spoke to UFC announcer Jon Ank and announced he is retiring from mixed martial arts.

Chris Taylor - October 24, 2020

Today’s UFC 254 pay-per-view event was headlined by a lightweight title unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje. Gaethje (22-2 MMA) had enter his showdown with Khabib on a four-fight win streak, with all four of those victories coming by form of stoppage. In his most previous effort at UFC 249, ‘The Highlight‘ defeated Tony Ferguson by way of fifth round TKO to capture the promotions interim lightweight world title.

Chris Taylor - October 24, 2020

Today’s UFC 254 event is headlined by a lightweight title unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and current interim champ Justin Gaethje. Gaethje (22-2 MMA) will enter his showdown with Khabib on a four-fight win streak, with all four of those victories coming by form of stoppage. In his most recent effort at UFC 249, ‘<a href=”https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/conor-mcgregor/justin-gaethje-slams-conor-mcgregor-says-the-former-champ-champ-is-lying-to-avoid-looking-like-a-bitch/”>The Highlight</a>’ defeated Tony Ferguson by way of fifth round TKO to capture the <a href=”http://www.ufc.com”>promotions</a> interim lightweight world title.

Tom Taylor - October 23, 2020

MMA nutritionist Mike Dolce claims something “very disturbing” happened when Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped onto the scale for his UFC 254 fight. Nurmagomedov, the undisputed UFC lightweight champion, will defend his title against Justin Gaethje in the UFC 254 main event on Saturday. On Friday, he and the other fighters on the bill stepped onto the scale to weigh in for their imminent contests.

Tom Taylor - October 23, 2020

Dan Hardy is now “50/50” on the UFC 254 main event after watching UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov weigh in. Nurmagomedov is set to defend his title against Justin Gaethje in the card’s main event. The bout is widely considered the toughest test of his career to date.

Tom Taylor - October 23, 2020

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t thrilled that there won’t be any fans in the building for his upcoming fight. Nurmagomedov, the undisputed UFC lightweight champion, is set to defend his title against the division’s interim champion, Justin Gaethje, in the main event of UFC 254 this Saturday on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

Tom Taylor - October 23, 2020

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov needed to strip down behind a towel to make weight for his upcoming fight. Nurmagomedov, the undisputed UFC lightweight champion, is set to defend his title against the division’s interim champion, Justin Gaethje, in the main event of UFC 254 this Saturday night on Fight Island.

Harry Kettle - October 23, 2020

Two fighters failed to make weight heading into UFC 254 – but the main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje is on. The fighters on the UFC 254 card all weighed in earlier today in Abu Dhabi with the main focus being on Nurmagomedov and Gaethje. While fans are excited by the prospect of Michael Chandler competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, many were praying that the lightweight title showdown would remain intact.

Adam Martin - October 22, 2020

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says he is prepared for the kicks of Justin Gaethje, but vowed to land 100 takedowns if needed. Nurmagomedov is the top wrestler in the UFC lightweight division and he has used his powerful takedown ability throughout his career to go 28-0 so far. On the other end of the spectrum, Gaethje is a former collegiate wrestler who has opted to strike exclusively throughout his own career. It makes the matchup between the two of them in the main event of this weekend’s UFC 254 event a fascinating clash of styles, to be sure.