UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje results and post-fight analysis

Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesI am pretty comfortable with calling UFC 254 one of the best pay-per-views I’ve ever watched from top to bottom. That was a kickass card. The main event featured an incredible finish by Khabib Nurmagomedov to choke Justin Gaethje unconscious, and then the real shocker was his decision to leave his gloves in the cage and announce his retirement from MMA. He’s the second UFC champ to do that this year, but unlike Henry Cejudo, I tend to believe Khabib might be retired for real. His dad and trainer Abdulmanap meant so much to him and the emotional post-fight interview really emphasized that.

If this is it for Khabib, it’s been a somewhat…