Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently tied a ribbon around its UFC 254 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which took place last Sat. night (Oct. 24, 2020) inside Flash Forum on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. That’s where Khabib Nurmagomedov retired shortly after retaining his lightweight title by choking out Justin Gaethje.
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In the UFC 254 co-headliner, former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker went to war with power-punching contender Jared Cannonier. After three rounds of back-and-forth action, “The Reaper” captured a unanimous decision victory and a spot atop the 185-pound title chase. In addition, Alexander Volkov returned to form by stopping heavyweight bruiser Walt Harris.
If you happened to miss last weekend’s championship showdown or the wall-to-wall coverage we brought fans right here at MMAmania.com, which includes fights from Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve, among others, we’ve got you covered with a complete UFC 254 results, recap, and link wrap-up below.
Here’s a list of some of the most important headlines from UFC 254.
UFC 254: Highlights
Khabib Nurmagomedov submits Justin Gaethje
UFC 254 comprehensive video highlights
Tai Tuivasa knocks out Stefan Struve
Shavkat Rakhmonov sleeps Alex Oliveira
Joel Alvarez taps Alexander Yakovlev
UFC 254: Post-Fight Housekeeping
Post-fight press conference
Bonuses and payouts
The Morning After
Biggest Winners and Losers
Next matches to make
UFC 254: News & Notes
Khabib announces his retirement
Dagestan goes nuts over Khabib win
Conor McGregor reacts to main event
Dana White promotes Khabib to GOAT status
Jon Jones craps on Khabib status
That should just about cover it.
UFC will return to action this Sat. night (Oct. 31, 2020) with the UFC Vegas 12: “Silva vs. Hall” mixed martial arts (MMA) extravaganza on ESPN+, taking place inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada (more on that card here).
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