"His body was too compromised" - Justin Gaethje pushes back on narratives that Ilia Topuria quit at UFC Freedom 250

Justin Gaethje Defends Ilia Topuria: 'Didn't Quit on the Stool'

UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje defended rival Ilia Topuria, saying that his opponent “didn’t quit on the stool” at UFC Freedom 250. In what was a monumental upset, Gaethje defeated Topuria via fourth-round TKO in the main event of UFC Freedom 250 in June when Topuria’s corner threw in the towel and called a stoppage […]

"His body was too compromised" - Justin Gaethje pushes back on narratives that Ilia Topuria quit at UFC Freedom 250

Justin Gaethje does not believe Ilia Topuria quit during their UFC Freedom 250 lightweight title fight, even though he earned a TKO victory via corner stoppage over 'El Matador'.

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