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Justin Gaethje comes in next. Born on November 14, 1988, this American professional mixed martial artist competes in the lightweight division. He presently takes part in the lightweight division of this tournament. His latest ranking is the position 10 in the Ultimate Fighting Championship men’s pound-for-pound rankings.

Adding more cap to his feather is his present stature as the interim UFC Lightweight Champion. This fighter traces his roots at Safford, Arizona. Before venturing into professional fighting, he has a streak of successful feats at matters of boxing. Among others, he was a two-time Arizona state champion and an NCAA Division I All-American.

On the whole, he does have aggressive attacking styles that take his opponents down ruthlessly. All these have seen him win 19 out of 22 of the knockouts or the technical knockouts. As a result of them, he has received the coveted ‘Fight of the Night’ and ‘Performance of the Night’ awards five and four times respectively.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He is one of the premier Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters. His performance in the tournament has been topnotch. For one, he is a two-time Combat Sambo World Champion. Then again, he is the current UFC Lightweight Champion.

He lays claim to these titles and accomplishments thanks to the fact that he has won all the 28 fights with almost no loss at all. Moreover, he is a holder of the longest active undefeated streak in the mixed martial arts. All these have earned him the second spot in the Ultimate Fighting Championship men’s pound-for-pound rankings.

The fighter has other ‘firsts’ to his name. He is the first Muslim to clinch the Ultimate Fighting Championship title. A fight of his that took place in 2018 drew a record crowd of 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, which is the highest of any event at the moment.