Justin Gaethje isn’t looking past his fight against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone this weekend but it’s also impossible to ignore the landscape of the UFC lightweight division after what unfolded this past Saturday night.
Khabib Nurmagomedov finished interim champion Dustin Poirier in the third round, which should set up an inevitable showdown with Tony Ferguson later this year or in early 2020.
Meanwhile, Gaethje takes on Cerrone in the main event from UFC Fight Night in Vancouver and the former World Series of Fighting champion believes a win will leave him with only two options about what comes next.