"I think Ilia does Gaethje worse... I've trained with Ilia plenty. Since his first UFC fight, I've been calling it, 'This guy's gonna be champ.' He's gonna beat the f--ing brakes off [Gaethje]. He retires Homer Simpson that day in the f--ing cage. He'll never come back fighting that dude. Homer Simpson is not walking out of that alive. I think [Ilia] just flatlines him."
"Topuria (17-0) won the featherweight title by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski in 2024. Topuria defended his title by handing Max Holloway the lone knockout loss of his career. Topuria then moved up to lightweight and knocked out Charles Oliveira to win the vacant title last year."
Jorge Masvidal, a former training partner of Ilia Topuria, strongly believes the undefeated Georgian-Spaniard will dominate interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje in their title unifier at UFC White House on June 14. Masvidal predicts Topuria will deliver such a severe beating that Gaethje will retire from fighting. Topuria holds an impressive record, having won the featherweight title by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski, defended it against Max Holloway, and moved up to lightweight to knock out Charles Oliveira for the vacant title. Gaethje, meanwhile, is 4-1 in his last five fights, with his only recent loss being a brutal defeat to Holloway. Topuria enters as a heavy favorite at -600 odds, while Gaethje opens as a +425 underdog.
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