While both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev rank among the best fighters in MMA history, Justin Gaethje believes he has a better chance of beating the current UFC lightweight champion.

Khabib Nurmagomedov still isn’t keen on the ... Despite that, following Justin Gaethje’s recent win over Rafael Fiziev, Makhachev’s team listed Gaethje as the ‘ideal opponent’ for ...

would play out differently [than Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje] because they're not the same fighter. Islam is more well-rounded than Khabib ever was. So, Islam is at the point where he's pound-for ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov retired in October 2020 after choking out Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 ... closest we’ll ever get to knowing how Khabib vs Islam would go. One intrigued fight fan recently ...

but I think that the person that's more likely going to play backup is going to be Khabib Nurmagomedov. He's going to say no, so for that reason, I am guessing it's going to be Justin Gaethje vs.