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Tonight, the UFC showcases a card featuring a title fight for the UFC Lightweight Championship. In that featured bout we have Champion vs Champion -- KHABIB and GAETHJE going at it in the main event of the UFC 254 PPV card, which is being broadcast from the #UFCFIGHTISLAND Flash Forum, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, off Dubai, United Arab Emeritus.
Khabib 'The Eagle' Nurmagomedov, enters the octagon with an undefeated 28-0 record. The 32 year old Russian Champion fighting out of San Jose, Cali, has been pitted up against our contender and interim Champion: Justin 'The Highlight ' Gaethje. Our American combatant, holding a 22-2 fight record, enters the octagon a slight underdog. The 31 year old brawler has a 1" height advantage and an equal reach going for him in his efforts to break Nurmagomedov's undefeated streak tonight.
Also on the card, a middleweight scrap for our co-main event; it's a battle between the fight veteran Robert 'The Reaper' Whittaker, who enters the octagon a moderate favorite, with a 21-5 record at 29 years of age, taking on a solid competitor in, Jared 'Killa Gorilla' Cannonier, with a 13-4 fight record at 36 years of age. As if that's not enough, we also have an exciting heavyweight tilt between Alexander 'Drago' Volkov, who is set to face off against Walt 'The Big Ticket' Harris - which will have been preceded by a fully-packed undercard with two sets of prelims starting as early as 8am on the West Coast here in the States! What a wild day of fights we have to share with you!!!
Here’s a look at the upcoming fight card & records:
UFC 254: ‘KHABIB VS GAETHJE’
ESPN+ MAIN PPV CARD | SAT. OCT 24 - 2PM/11AM ETPT
12. UFC Lightweight Championship - Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0) vs. Justin Gaethje (22-2)
11. 185lbs - Robert Whittaker (21-5) vs. Jared Cannonier (13-4)
10: 265lbs - Alexander Volkov (31-8) vs. Walt Harris (13-8)
9. 185lbs - Phil Hawes (8-2) vs. Jacob Malkoun (4-0)
8. 125lbs - Lauren Murphy (13-4) vs. Lilya Shakirova (8-1)
Although we are not providing a radio-style play-by-play prelims show, we do have a results post over on BloodyElbow.com for you. Here is a look at the Prelims Card and current fight records going into the event:
ESPN+/ESPN 2 PRELIMS | 12PM/9AM ETPT
7. 205lbs - Magomed Ankalaev (13-1) vs. Ion Cutelaba (15-5)
6. 265lbs - Stefan Struve (29-12) vs. Tai Tuivasa (10-3)
5. 140lbs - Casey Kenney (15-2) vs. Nathaniel Wood (17-4)
ESPN+/UFC FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS | 11AM/8AM ETPT
4. 170lbs - Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira (22-8) vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (12-0)
3. 205lbs - Da Un Jung (13-2) vs. Sam Alvey (33-14)
2. 125lbs - Liana Jojua (8-3) vs. Miranda Maverick (7-2)
1. 155lbs - Joel Alvarez (17-2) vs. Alexander Yakoviev (25-10)
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