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© File photo ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 25: (R-L) Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia punches Justin Gaethje in their lightweight title bout during the UFC 254 event on October 25, 2020 on UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)A post shared by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabibnurmagomedov) on May 12, 2020 at 8:56am PDT On Thursday, a knifeman killed three people in a church in the southern city of Nice in what Macron called an 'Islamist terrorist attack,' while earlier in October schoolteacher Samuel Paty was beheaded by a radicalized Chechen refugee just outside Paris.
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s legendary run of success continued – and seemingly came to an end – on Saturday when he registered his third title defense against Justin Gaethje in the UFC 254 main event.
Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA, 13-0 UFC) proved once again that he’s the top lightweight in the sport when he unified his belt with interim champion Gaethje (22-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) courtesy of a second-round submission victory in the pay-per-view headliner, which took place at Flash Forum at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Afterward, “The Eagle” announced his retirement from MMA.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Nurmagomedov’s title defense against Gaethje at UFC 254.
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