Khabib Nurmagomedov made light work of Justin Gaethje once he got ahold of his opponent and dragged him to the mat at UFC 254, finishing the former NCAA Division I wrestler with a vicious triangle choke in the second round of their headlining lightweight title unification bout.
Nurmagomedov’s manhandling of Gaethje, who was touted as his most dangerous opponent to date, shows just how well Conor McGregor fought against Khabib at UFC 229 and how good of a fighter ‘The Notorious’ is.
That’s according to UFC Hall of Famer Rashad Evans, who believes McGregor deserves more credit for putting up somewhat of a fight against the undefeated Dagestani.