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Video: Can Justin Gaethje beat Khabib Nurmagomedov?

Earlier this week news broke that undisputed UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov had received his next challenger and a date had been set for the contest.

According to UFC President Dana White ‘The Eagle’ will face interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje on October 24th at UFC 254. Gaethje earned his shot at the Dagestani after defeating Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 in May.

Gaethje bested Ferguson by fifth round TKO in a match where he was a late replacement, filling in for Nurmagomedov—who had been grounded in Russia thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.