Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Khabib Nurmagomedov's lightweight title defence will headline a six-fight card at UFC 254, Khabib returns to the octagon on October 24 against Justin Gaethje, Justin Gaethje vows to make rival Khabib Nurmagomedov bleed at UFC 254, in a lightweight unification on Fight Island.

KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV'S highly-anticipated clash with Justin Gaethje will main-event a six-fight special at UFC 254. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. You can watch Okamoto’s entire chat with White below. For other inquiries, Contact Us. The 29-year-old impressively beat Darren Till at UFC's Fight Island 3 in July to bounce back from his loss to Israel Adesanya. The Russian has been poised to fight Ferguson five times since December 2015, but the bout has never happened due to injury or illness. That fight was the best-selling UFC PPV in history.

According to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dana White will make the call after UFC 254, which is scheduled to take place on October 24 at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. There had been rumors that reigning lightweight champion Nurmagomedov might retire from the sport following the death of his father but his team had previously said he would return after a period of grief. @TonyFergusonXT @Justin_Gaethje @TeamKhabib pic.twitter.com/Y1DS7MtKsz, — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 25, 2020.

His opponent Gaethje, who will enter the showdown on a four-fight win streak, has vowed to make the champion see blood. McGregor said in an abrupt social media announcement in June that he was retiring from combat sports because he was bored, tired, and unexcited at options the UFC had presented to him. Kentucky's only Black … KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV'S highly-anticipated clash with Justin Gaethje will main-event a six-fight special at UFC 254. UFC legend Bas Rutten thinks Khabib Nurmagomedov could be in for the fight of his life against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Khabib Nurmagomedov said at a press conference Friday that he would happily fight Conor McGregor again, in what would be one of the biggest UFC bouts of all time. (CNN)Khabib Nurmagomedov will return to the Octagon in October to fight Justin Gaethje, according to Dana White. UFC president Dana White revealed Khabib Nurmagomedov’s next fight was “100%” guaranteed to be the fighter that wins the main event at UFC 249.While the … The unbeaten Russian faces the Highlight - who won the interim belt in May - … That fight is going to happen," he said. Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). “Both of these guys, their style, you know, the way they fight, their mindset, this fight is unbelievably violent and going to be an incredible fight with two of the best in the world and the winner will fight Khabib for the title,” White said. And a win over surging contender Cannonier is likely to set up another title fight against the Last Stylebender following his TKO win over Paulo Costa. The UFC president confirmed the long-awaited bout will now take place on October 24, after a difficult year for the Russian fighter. “I guarantee that, that the fight is gonna be incredible.”. Georges St-Pierre: Odds of Khabib Nurmagomedov fight 'are incredibly low' due to weight cut, UFC GSP retired last year after an astounding career where he captured a title in two weight classes 29-year-old impressively beat Darren Till at UFC's Fight Island 3 in July to bounce back from his loss to Israel Adesanya. "His father was a hero to him, he loved his father, they had a very close relationship and it was very hard on him.". "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. But Okamoto either wanted to be sure he was hearing what White said correctly or the ESPN journalist wanted to get both the news and the confirmation on record. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The card will be telecast on ESPN+ pay-per-view live from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. City star Ruben Dias' stunning girlfriend April Ivy is a pop star with a No1 hit, Lazio want Man Utd's Pereira and Mata after David Silva move collapses, Watch Ronaldo 'leap like prime Jordan' with amazing record-breaking header, Aouar '£45.5m new offer', Partey on bench in Atletico victory, Jorginho LATEST, Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Follow all the latest news from Old Trafford, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Rafael dos Anjos will return to lightweight for the first time since a November 2016 loss to Tony Ferguson to face Islam Makhachev. The unbeaten Russian faces the Highlight - who won the interim belt in May -  in a lightweight unification on Fight Island next month. Due to the ongoing pandemic, White organized a UFC bubble on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi to host contests. Between July 11 and July 25, 'Fight Island' hosted a selection of bouts, including. That means Irish superstar Conor McGregor is going to be left waiting for a while in terms of getting another shot at Nurmagomedov who scored a fourth-round submission win over McGregor at UFC 229 in October 2018. White told Okamoto that he believes Ferguson and Gaethje will combine to produce dramatic action at UFC 249.

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