One of the biggest fights in UFC lightweight history is set for October 24th. On that night, champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will put up his belt against arguably his toughest challenger to date, interim champion Justin Gaethje, in the main event of UFC 254.
The co-main event will see former champion Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier facing off to see who gets to tangle with champ Israel Idesanya next.
Here’s how the card looks right now, after some recent changes. A few fights have been nixed due to COVID, but it’s still pretty deep. The event will take place in the afternoon in North America so the European crowd can watch Khabib in prime time.
Main Card (2 PM ET, ESPN+ PPV)
Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) vs. Justin Gaethje
Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier
Alexander Volkov vs. Walt Harris
Jacob Malkoun vs. Phil Hawes
Lauren Murphy vs. Liliya Shakirova
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba
Preliminary Card (12 PM ET, ESPN2)
Stefan Struve vs. Tai Tuivasa
Alex Oliveira vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
Da Un Jung vs. Sam Alvey
Preliminary Card (10:30 AM ET, ESPN+/Fight Pass)
Nathaniel Wood vs. Casey Kenney
Liana Jojua vs. Miranda Maverick
Joel Alvarez vs. Alexander Yakovlev
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