Our project with the construction of the gym and with the documentary is going very quickly.

Khabib announced the documentary in February in an interview with RT Sport.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov and his last title defense against Justin Gaethje

The Russian fighter’s last fight was almost certainly going to be against Tony Ferguson in April. However, that fight got canceled for the fifth time. This time because of the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ferguson fought Gaethje instead and lost his interim belt.

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This led to Gaethje getting the title shot in October 2020. Gaethje stepped up and stood up to Khabib’s pace in the first round. However, he looked really winded by the end of the round, and the Russian took advantage of it.

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