There were so many questions surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov heading into Saturday's title fight, his first without his late father, Abdulmanap.
Would he be as dominant? Would he care as much? Would he be too emotional? Would he win?
In the end, Nurmagomedov looked better than ever. That's not hyperbole. That's fact.
He dominated Justin Gaethje from the get-go. He controlled the pace of the fight, took the center of the cage and imposed his will.
It looked like he was a man on a mission en route to submitting Gaethje in the second round.