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As one might expect, Khabib Nurmagomedov was an interested observer during the UFC 249 main event.After Justin Gaethje claimed the interim 155-pound title with a fifth-round stoppage of Tony Ferguson at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, the Dagestani praised the performance on Twitter.
“It was so impressive, congratulations,” Nurmagomedov wrote to Gaethje. “Very smart fight.”
@Justin_Gaethje it was so impressive, congratulations. Very smart fight.
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) May 10, 2020Nurmagomedov was supposed to face Ferguson in the original UFC 249 headliner at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on April 18. After the coronavirus pandemic hit, the reigning lightweight champion found himself stranded in Russia and was unable to return to the United Stat…