Dana White believes Justin Gaethje will hand Khabib his most "dangerous" test yet

Khabib Nurmagomedov has defeated numerous tough fighters in past, but UFC president Dana White believes Justin Gaethje will give Nurmagomedov his toughest test yet inside octagon. undefeated lightweight champion is scheduled to face interim champion in a title unification bout at UFC 254 on October 24, 2020. event will take place at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, marking UFC’s return to iconic “Fight Island”. Apart from UFC 254, UFC 253 helined by esanya vs Costa and two Fight Nights will also take place on Island.

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Dana White has his say on Justin Gaethje vs Khabib Nurmagomedov

While promoting events, Dana White sat down with BT Sports where he claimed that Justin Gaethje “is most dangerous of fighter for Khabib Nurmagomedov”. Dana White said that Justin Gaethje’s wrestling is ‘on point’ and he has some vicious kckout power. In past, Justin Gaethje has t used his wrestling skills, but against Khabib Nurmagomedov, it could come in handy. In or words, Justin Gaethje is impressive on both his feet and on ground, which means he can cause some trouble for Khabib Nurmagomedov who majorly depends on his groundwork.

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While talking about Khabib Nurmagomedov, conversation shifted to his arch-rival Cor McGregor, who he defeated at UFC 229 via a rear-naked choke in fourth round. Even though fight was impressive, Khabib Nurmagomedov was in driving seat from start to finish. Despite that, Dana White still lauded Cor McGregor’s performance and labelled it impressive.

“I think because Cor is such a huge superstar and because Cor talks so much, people don’t actually give Cor that much credit that he deserves for how good and how tough he really is. If you look at fight between him and Khabib, impressive,” said Dana White. 

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Michael Chandler to serve as backup for Khabib vs Gaethje

A couple of days ago, Dana White told ESPN’s SportsCenter that three-time Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler has signed a contract with UFC. Michael Chandler left Bellator a couple of weeks ago and will w serve as a potential replacement for eir Khabib Nurmagomedov or Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Fans were excited to hear about Michael Chandler’s arrival as former Bellator champ has been hailed as one of best lightweights of all time by multiple critics.

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