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Gaethje says he needs to create car crashes against Khabib: ‘It’s the only way to beat this guy’

Ahead of their title fight at UFC 254, Justin Gaethje believes the only way to beat Khabib Nurmagomedov is to ‘create car crashes’ against him.

The interim lightweight champion Gaethje (22-2) handed Tony Ferguson his first loss in eight years at UFC 249 after dominating the fight for five rounds. “The Highlight” has won four straight fights at 155 pounds since his consecutive losses to Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier.

Speaking on Michael Bisping’s Believe You Me podcast, Gaethje said he has to create and represent a ‘zone of death’ in front of him during his fight with Khabib.