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UFC Lightweight - Main Event - Title Fight

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje

This was essentially Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, but Justin Gaethje defeated Tony Ferguson, and he won the right to face with Khabib for the title.

What do you guys expect?

Khabib is going to get his ass kicked.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 09:24 Khabib is going to get his ass kicked.

Wow, why is that?

Tevfik1907 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 11:33

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 09:24 Khabib is going to get his ass kicked.

Wow, why is that?

Because Justin is better.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 11:41

Tevfik1907 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 11:33

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 09:24 Khabib is going to get his ass kicked.

Wow, why is that?

Because Justin is better.

Let's hope he shows up.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 12:34 Let's hope he shows up.

Khabib always asks for location.

He is a fake gangster. Lots of talk and whining.

If Khabib wins this, he will surpass GSP imo. He has already broken GSP's consecutive round winning record by winning 32 consecutive rounds. GSP had 30 consecutive wins.

Tevfik1907 wrote: ↑18 Aug 2020, 16:41 If Khabib wins this, he will surpass GSP imo. He has already broken GSP's consecutive round winning record by winning 32 consecutive rounds. GSP had 30 consecutive wins.

Get ready for ''LOKATION''

Fight Week!

UFC 254 Pre-Fight Press Conference

Half hour til press conference.

I'm getting major "happy to be here" vibes from Gaethje. He probably sees it as a free crack at the champ rather than his destiny, so to speak. I suppose you can't blame him.

Start Times around the world and Full Card

Main card (7pm BST | 2pm ET | 11am PT)

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje (UFC Lightweight Championship)
Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier (Middleweight - co-main)
Alexander Volkov vs. Walt Harris (Heavyweight)
Islam Makhachev vs. Rafael dos Anjos (Lightweight)
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Lauren Murphy (Women's Flyweight)
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba (Light Heavyweight)

Preliminary card (5pm BST | 12pm ET | 9pm PT )

Stefan Struve vs. Tai Tuivasa (Heavyweight)
Jacob Malkoun vs. Phil Hawes (Middleweight)
Alex Oliveira vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (Welterweight)
Jung Da Un vs. Sam Alvey (Light Heavyweight)

Early prelims (3.15pm BST | 10.15am ET | 8pm PT)

Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Sergey Morozov (Bantamweight) - FIGHT OFF
Liana Jojua vs. Miranda Maverick (Women's Flyweight)
Nathaniel Wood vs. Casey Kenney (Catchweight)
Joel Alvarez vs. Alexander Yakovlev (Lightweight)
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What time is UFC 254?

United States

Main Card: 2pm ET / 11am PT on ESPN+
Prelims: 12pm ET / 9am PT on ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes
Early Prelims: 11am ET / 8am PT on UFC FIGHT PASS, ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes

United Kingdom

Main Card: 7pm BST on BT Sport Box Office
Prelims: 5pm BST on UFC FIGHT PASS and BT Sport 2
Early Prelims: 4pm BST on UFC FIGHT PASS

Africa

Main Card: 7pm WAT / 8pm SAST on SuperSport Action and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 5pm WAT / 6pm SAST on SuperSport Action and UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 4pm WAT / 5pm SAST on UFC FIGHT PASS

Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, East Timor)

Main Card: 2am HKT (Sunday) on Fox Sports and Fox+ (Hong Kong & Singapore)
Prelims: 12am HKT (Sunday) on Fox Sports and Fox+ (Hong Kong & Singapore)

Australia

Main Card: 5am AEDT / 2am AWST (Sunday) on Main Event, Fetch TV, and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass

Prelims: 3am AEDT (Sunday) / 12am AWST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and ESPN

Early Prelims: 2am AEDT (Sunday) / 11pm AWST on UFC FIGHT PASS

Replay:

Main Card: 1pm AEDT / 10am AWST (Sunday) on Main Event, and Fetch TV
Prelims: 11am AEDT (Sunday) / 8am AWST (Sunday) on ESPN

Brazil

Main Card: 3pm BRT on Combate
Prelims: 1pm BRT on Combate
Early Prelims + Preshow: 12pm BRT on Combate.com, SporTV 3, Facebook, and Combate

Canada

Main Card: 2pm ET / 11am PT on BELL, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel, Videotron, Telus, Eastlink and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 12pm ET / 9am PT on TSN and RDS
Early Prelims: 11am ET / 8am PT on TSN and UFC FIGHT PASS

Replay:

Main Card: 10pm ET / 7pm PT on BELL, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel, Videotron, Telus, and Eastlink

Central and South America

Main Card: 3pm ART / 6pm UTC-5/-4/-3 on ESPN2 and ESPN Play
Prelims: 1pm ARG / 4pm UTC-5/-4/-3n on ESPN2 and ESPN Play
Early Prelims: 12pm ARG / 3pm UTC-5/-4/-3n on ESPN2 and ESPN Play

Denmark

Main Card: 8pm CEST on Viaplay
Prelims: 6pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 5pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS

Finland

Main Card: 9pm EEST on Viaplay
Prelims: 7pm EEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 6pm EEST on UFC FIGHT PASS

France

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Prelims: 6pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 5pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS

Germany

Main Card: 8pm CEST on DAZN and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 6pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 5pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS

Iceland

Main Card: 6pm GMT on Viaplay
Prelims: 4pm GMT on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 3pm GMT on UFC FIGHT PASS

Republic of Ireland

Main Card: 7pm BST on BT Sport Box Office
Prelims: 5pm BST on UFC FIGHT PASS and BT Sport 2
Early Prelims: 4pm BST on UFC FIGHT PASS

India

Main Card: 11:30pm on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, and Sony LIV

Italy

Main Card: 8pm CEST on DAZN and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 6pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 5pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS

Japan

Main Card: 3am JPT (Sunday) on WOWOW and UFC FIGHT PASS
Prelims: 1am JPT (Sunday) on WOWOW and UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 12am JPT (Sunday) on WOWOW and UFC FIGHT PASS

MENA

Main Card: 10pm GST on UFC Arabia
Prelims: 8pm GST on Abu Dhabi Sports 2, Abu Dhabi Sports 4, and UFC Arabia
Early Prelims: 7pm GST (Sunday) on UFC Arabia

Mexico

Main Card: 1pm MEX on Fox Sports
Prelims: 11am MEX Fox Sports and UFC Fight Pass
Early Prelims: 10am MEX on UFC Fight Pass

Netherlands

Main Card: 8pm CEST on Kijk and SBS9
Prelims: 6pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 5pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS

New Zealand

Main Card: 7am NZDT (Sunday) on SKY Arena and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 5am NZDT (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS, ESPN, and PRIME
Early Prelims: 4am NZDT (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS

Replay:

Main Card: 3pm NZDT (Sunday) on SKY Arena
Prelims: 1pm NZDT (Sunday) on ESPN

Norway

Main Card: 8pm CEST on Viaplay
Prelims: 6pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 5pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS

Pakistan

Main Card: 11pm PKT on Ten Sports

Poland

Main Card: 8pm CEST on Polsat Sport and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 6pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 5pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS

Russia

Main Card: 9pm MSK on Wink, More.TV, Tricolor, and UFC FIGHT PASS / 10:30pm MSK on RENTV
Prelims: 7pm MSK on Wink, More.TV, Tricolor and UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 6pm MSK on UFC FIGHT PASS

South Korea

Main Card: 3am KST (Sunday) on SPOTV
Prelims: 1am KST (Sunday) on SPOTV
Early Prelims: 12am KST (Sunday) on SPOTV

Spain

Main Card: 8pm CEST on DAZN and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 6pm CEST on DAZN and UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 5pm CEST on DAZN and UFC FIGHT PASS

Sweden

Main Card: 8pm CEST on Viaplay
Prelims: 6pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 5pm CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS

Gaethje is no joke. He was immense against Ferguson. Great striking and a champion wrestler.

Add Khabib's recent bereavement and apparent weight cut difficulty and this is a pick em fight.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 09:24 Khabib is going to get his ass kicked.

Any thoughts?

Not sure Khabib would've made weight if the other corner had been allowed to check the scales (but they weren't so that's moot). He has ample time to recover from the cut, so that won't be an issue in itself but the fact he had to cut so hard in the last week may suggest he's not had the tightest of camps. The fight could be harder than it should be.