Thiago Tavares vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
The Story
Khabib Nurmagomedov's fourth UFC fight: a Brazilian veteran lightweight in Brazil, a chance to test the early hype against a credentialed grappler.
The Stakes
- •Khabib's UFC lightweight prospect arc
- •Tavares' home-country card slot
- •Lightweight rankings consideration on the prelim
- •UFC on FX 7 Brazil prelim