There is just over a month left until UFC White Houseand Ilia Topuria He is already in the final phase of his camp in order to make his first defense of his lightweight belt against Justin Gaethje. For a few weeks now, ‘El Matador’ has been in Miami with his team, including his brother Aleksandre Topuriawho could be seen in a video uploaded to YouTube explaining Gaethje’s style in order to take the victory.
It’s no secret that Aleksandre is a MMA scholar. The eldest Topuria brother loves to analyze the style of his rivals, and those of Ilia, to find his weak points and find the key to victory before the fight. A small detail that perfectly explains the greatness and the success of both fighters, and that has been seen in the series of videos that ‘El Matador’ is uploading to YouTube to show the preparation for the UFC Casa Blanca.
When Gaethje hits, he is very vulnerable to hits, because he doesn’t know how to hit cleanly like you
Aleksandre Topuria, to his brother Ilia
“Justin Gaethje chooses his shots when you get in front of him, it’s a lot like Michael Chandler. Furthermore, when you stand in front with your front leg and try to stop him or block his upper, throws you the calf kickbut when you get a little forward, it comes in with uppers“Aleksandre told him under the watchful eye of Jesús Gallo and Javi Climent.
Furthermore, he later found the key to harm ‘The Highlight’, one of the strikers most feared of the lightweight division. “He is very fragile when he hits, but he is a double edged sword choose to hit him when he is hitting. You have to be very selective at that point. When he hits, he is very vulnerable to blows, because He doesn’t know how to hit clean like you“, concluded ‘The Conqueror’.
Ilia and Aleksandre Topuria, together at UFC 312.UFC.
The mutual aid of the Topuria
Ilia has recently said that he does not think the fight will be long, as he is sure that he will be able to finish Gaethje in the first minutes of the confrontation, just as happened with Charles Oliveira. However, at the same time he also revealed that you are not underestimating to the American, since he is an MMA legend and future Hall of Fame of the UFC.
Justin has been interim champion of the company twice, BMF champion and one of the most charismatic fighters in memory, so Ilia will have to be very cautious when throwing his combinations, just as Aleksandre says. That Gaethje is such a fighter anarchic It has its good part and its bad part. He can be knocked out more easily, but at the same time he can surprise with a blow that you don’t see coming and turn the fight around.
What is clear is that ‘Aleks’ is a key piece on Ilia’s team, hence nothing is known about his next fight in the UFC yet. Even though it accumulates two wins Since his debut in February 2025, when his brother has a fight scheduled, he focuses on helping him, and vice versa. If a Topuria is already lethal, when the two come together they are practically invincible. So far, that has helped them devastate their rivals, and the goal is to do the same in the most important event from the history of MMA
