UFC President Dana White has announced that the winner of the UFC 249 main event will receive the next shot at Khabib Nurmagomedov, MMA Mania reported.
“It’s a no-brainer,” UFC President Dana White told ESPN. “You have two of the top guys in the world that everybody felt that if Conor was going to get a shot at Khabib, that actually Gaethje should get it before Conor. It couldn’t have worked out any better. It’s two of the top guys in the world. Khabib is out, so the winner will face Khabib.”
Gaethje will replace UFC lightweight champion, Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov, who refused to participate in the fight because of the coronavirus pandemic. Justin Gaethje was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov last year.
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson fight has been scheduled for April 18 in Las Vegas.
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