UFC 254 is finally here with one of the most interesting fights in the promotion in the last couple of years. The undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will take on Justin Gaethje at Flash Forum trying to extend his reign in the category. Check out all match details, preview, predictions, odds, and even how to watch this exciting fight.
This will be Khabib’s first fight in over a year, after he last fought Dustin Poirier, in the same city to unify the lightweight championships. Now Nurmagomedov returns to Abu Dhabi trying to beat one of the most difficult opponents he’ll face in his career.
Justin Gaethje is one of the most entertaining fighters in the UFC. He has the ability to make some random guy like a total beast inside the octagon but those tactics won’t work against his next rival. He can’t give any advantage to Nurmagomedov, who will try to impose his ground game against Justin’s exchange.
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje: Fight Information
Date: Saturday, 24 October, 2020
Time: 2:00 PM (ET) / 11:00 AM (PT)
Location: Flash Forum, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje: Storylines
This fight wasn’t expected to happen in the first place. Every UFC fan wanted to see Khabib going against Tony Ferguson in a fight that was canceled five times. The coronavirus pandemic and the uncertainty about UFC and how they will carry out events, as well as Russian’s travel restrictions prevented us from watching this fight for the fifth time.
Khabib had beaten Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier en route to that fight but once again life damaged our plans to watch the then best two lightweights in the world going at it for the championship.
Meanwhile, Ferguson fought Gaethje, who beat him via TKO last May in Jacksonville. During the prior months to this fight, Khabib lost his father, while Gaethje gained confidence for this match. Now we will see a great fight between two men with great careers that leave it all out there every time they fight.
How to watch or live stream online Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje in the U.S.
This can be the greatest UFC event of the year and nobody wants to miss it. ESPN+ PPV, fuboTV will broadcast it in the United States.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje: Predictions and odds
This will be a fight between two fighters with big advantages in their games. Khabib has a great ground game while Justin is one of the best strikers in the promotion. Oddsmakers see Khabib as the favorite to take this fight. DraftKings give him -315 odds while FanDuel gave him -330. Gaethje received +250 (DK) and +265 (FD).
| DraftKings | FanDuel | |
|---|---|---|
| Khabib | -315 | -330 |
| Gaethje | +250 | +265 |
*Odds via DraftKings and FanDuel
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