UFC 254: Can Khabib Nurmagomedov Stay Undefeated?

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🗓️ 22 October 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov is 28-0 inside the octagon. He is the UFC Lightweight Champion and viewed by many as the best pound-for-pound fighter in mixed martial arts. But on Saturday at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi, Nurmagomedov will face his greatest challenge yet: defending his title against his highly-skilled opponent, Justin Gaethje, and doing so just a few months removed from the death of his father and trainer, who passed away from COVID-19 in July. ESPN's Brett Okamoto previews Saturday's highly anticipated showdown, and tells us how Nurmagomedov is guided by his "father's plan." Then, Sam Borden shares the story of former Packers backup QB Graham Harrell playing flip cup with Aaron Rodgers at a fraternity party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What has this year been like for you just in terms of your training because it's moved around a couple times?
0:07.0	Has that been challenging?
0:09.0	It was everywhere.
0:10.0	Challenge. You know, this year it was very hard for me.
0:14.0	Very, very hard, you know.
0:15.0	I really want to be inside the cage, you know.
0:18.0	And, you know, this is my goal.
0:23.7	This year, I have to defend my title.
0:33.3	That was UFC lightweight champion, Habib Rmaghamadav, the undefeated fighter.
0:39.3	Many consider the best pound-for-pound in MMA right now, and possibly of all time. It's been more than a year since Habib last stepped into the octagon, but that changes Saturday
0:46.3	when he takes on Justin Gaichi at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi.
0:52.3	Today, ESPN's Brett Okamoto breaks down the fight that looks like the biggest of 2020,
0:59.0	a year that brought tragedy to Habib's life, taking from him the man who made him the fighter he is now.
1:07.0	I'm Pablo Torre. It's Thursday, October 22nd. This is ESPN Daily.
1:18.9	Brett Okamoto, thank you for joining ESPN Daily, man. Of course, Pablo, anytime.
1:23.7	So I bring you on because I need your help. We are rapidly approaching one of the biggest
1:29.6	fights of this year, maybe the biggest fight of the year coming the Saturday. UFC 254 between
1:36.6	Habib Nirmagamaga Madoff and Justin Gaichi. Yep. How excited are you for this thing?
1:42.5	Yeah, I mean, you said it right off the bat, Maybe one of the, maybe the biggest fight of the year.
1:47.1	Connor McGregor did fight earlier this year, and it's easy to forget that because it feels
1:51.0	like it was a billion years away.
1:52.9	I think when you look at this one, you look at the storylines involved, you look at what's
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