“The Highlight” took on an always dangerous Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249 — replacing Khabib Nurmagomedov on short notice for an interim title on Saturday night — and dominated Ferguson for four rounds before referee Herb Dean mercifully stopped the bout in the fifth.
Nurmagomedov, unable to face Ferguson since he’s stranded in Russia due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, quickly took to social media to post a “no comment” tweet after Ferguson’s loss.
In a following tweet, “The Eagle” congratulated Gaethje for his performance.