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3 Things We Learnt from Gaethje vs. Khabib

UFC 254, held at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, was an electric event that culminated with the main event – Gaethje vs. Khabib. Although Nurmagomedov is widely regarded as the greatest of all-time, partly due to his incredible pressing style and partly due to his unparalleled unbeaten record, many thought Justin Gaethje could be the man to cause him problems.

Unfortunately, the night didn’t go how the US martial artist hoped, with the Dagestan ending the evening victorious once again. While it’s easy to claim that Khabib did his thing, it’s wrong to generalize.