Justin Gaethje will have the difficult role of facing Ilia Topuria next June 14 in the UFC White House. The interim lightweight champion knows he has a golden opportunity to become undisputed champion of the category after a long and successful career, and despite not being the favorite for the fight, he has sent a notice to ‘El Matador’ to make it clear that he is willing to fight. give the surprise
Gaethje can’t quite swallow Topuria because of his overwhelming and overflowing personality. trustand in an interview with TMZ Sports he has spoken about the hope he has of giving him a corrective and put your feet on the ground. In fact, he has compared the attitude of ‘El Matador’ with that of Conor McGregorsomething that he will use as fuel to try to stage one of the biggest surprises in memory.
It’s similar to how Conor McGregor approached fights.
“It’s similar to how Conor McGregor approached fights. You present yourself as an unbeatable person, and then when you lose…I can’t wait teach him a lesson“said Justin, who is starting to get tired of Topuria’s videos and statements in which he assumes that he will win the White House.
Photo montage by Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria.
The differences between Topuria and McGregor
However, there are several nuances between McGregor and Topuria. ‘The Notorious’ crossed lines that Ilia has never crossed nor will cross, like messing with the family de his adversaries or talk about the religion of his opponents. It is true that they share that confidence of feeling like the best, but at the same time they are personalities completely different each other.
Of course, there is no doubt that ‘El Matador’ looks unbeatableand there are reasons. He has knocked out Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira consecutively, he is the first undefeated double champion of the UFC, and today he does not see that anyone can stop his aspirations of being the best in history.
Even so, and despite what many experts think, Topuria has also stood up to the detractors who say that Gaethje has nothing to do, classifying him as a legend and stating that he is preparing stronger than ever for a major challenge. Therefore, the role that Ilia has adopted is that of trust, but without disrespect at no point, something Justin doesn’t seem to fully buy.