how Justin Gaethje could shock the world and win at UFC 254
Khabib Nurmagomedov is arguably the most dominant force the mixed martial arts world has ever seen. Khabib vs Gaethje is the most highly-anticipated match-up of the year for the lightweight belt Tony Ferguson was long deemed to be Khabib's greatest threat but Gaethje's demolition of him earlier this year has changed all that. That victory at UFC 249 was Gaethje's fourth finish in a row and the comprehensive nature of it has many believing that Khabib's '0' could now be in real jeopardy. Khabib Nurmagomedov took Conor McGregor down when they met in 2018 But he'll have a harder time getting Gaethje down than most of his previous victims, the American boasting a rich pedigree in collegiate wrestling. Gaethje is a superb striker while Khabib's chin has not been tested by a real KO-level shot He unquestionably has the ability to end the fight in an instant with 19 KOs already on his record and it's difficult to envisage how Khabib could come out on top out in a prolonged striking exchange after watching the way in which Ferguson was dismantled.
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