Justin Gaethje will live up to his M.O. once again at UFC 249 by putting himself in harms way for the entertainment of fight fans. Gaethje (21-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) will step in for Khabib Nurmagomedov to fight Tony Ferguson (25-3 MMA, 15-1 UFC) for the interim lightweight title April 18 at UFC 249 – assuming the event goes down as planned – despite having just 12 days of official notice from when the bout was announced. Fighting Ferguson under normal circumstances has proven to be hard enough for the 12 consecutive men who have lost to him. Doing it in the middle of a global pandemic and on a severely restricted training camp?
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