UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje Fight Card and Results

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Who’s ready for today’s fight? Perfect against near perfect, Khabib and Justin enter the cage today to wrap up UFC’s fight run on Yas Island.

Main Card | Pay-per-view, 2pm ET
Preliminary Card | ESPN2, ESPN+, 12pm ET
Early Prelims Card | ESPN+, 11am ET

Fight Card

#1 – Pro 155 lbs | Joel Alvarez defeats Alexander Yakovlev by Submission via Arm Bar in 3:00 of Round 1

#2 – Pro 125 lbs | Miranda Maverick defeats Liana Jojua by TKO due to cut in 5:00 of Round 1

#3 – Pro 205 lbs | Da Un Jung vs Sam Alvey | The judges have ruled this bout a split draw (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) 🤨

#4 – Pro 173 lbs | Shavkat Rakhmonov defeats Alex Oliveira by Submission via Guillotine Choke in 4:40 of Round 1

#5 – Pro 140 lbs | Casey Kenney defeats Nathaniel Wood by Unanimous Decision 29-28, 29-28, 30-27

#6 – Pro 265 lbs | Tai Tuivasa defeats Stefan Struve by TKO via Punches in 4:59 of Round 1

#7 – Pro 205 lbs | Magomed Ankalaev defeats Ion Cutelaba by KO via Punch in 4:19 of Round 1

#8 – Pro 125 lbs | Lauren Murphy defeats Liliya Shakirova by Submission via Rear Naked Choke in 3:31 of Round 2

#9 – Pro 185 lbs | Phil Hawes defeats Jacob Malkoun by KO via Punches in 0:18 of Round 1

#10 – Pro 265 lbs | Alexander Volkov defeats Walt Harris by TKO via Front kick to the body and punches in 1:15 of Round 2

#11 – Pro 185 lbs | Robert Whittaker defeats Jared Cannonier by Unanimous Decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in 5:00 of Round 3

#12 – Pro Title 155 lbs | Khabib Nurmagomedov defeats Justin Gaethje by Submission via Triangle Choke in 1:34 of Round 2

Event Updates

10/24/20 – Khabib Nurmagomedov retires as the undisputed UFC Lightweight Champion.

10/24/20 – Phil Hawes gets the 2nd fastest finish by a middleweight in their debut fight.

10/23/20 – At the weigh-ins, Alex Oliveira and Joel Álvarez missed weight for their respective bouts. Oliveira weighed in at 173 pounds, two pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Álvarez weighed in at 159.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. Both of their bouts will proceed at catchweight and they were each fined 20% and 30% of their individual purses respectively, which will go to their opponents Shavkat Rakhmonov and Alexander Yakovlev.