E343 - People Stopped Asking Questions About Ilia Topuria
About this episode
The episode discusses the recent fights involving Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje, along with reactions to other notable matchups in the UFC.
Ilia Topuria seemed like he was invincible. But Justin Gaethje asked some uncomfortable questions about him and, while Topuria answered well, he came up short. Chapters: 0:00 Justin Gaethje vs Ilia Topuria reaction 8:46 Ciryl Gane vs Alex Pereira reaction 13:59 Sean O'Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi reaction 16:38 Josh Hokit vs Derrick Lewis reaction 19:27 UFC Freedom 250 reaction 🎞️Check out Fight Finders, my docuseries! Episode 008 is out now: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx7TZlIVGhDZ_TpnOtVEVSXmkpr_ViExz&si=J8DZ9G6a-RvTaMOv 🥊 Boxing channel: Youtube.com/@UCFN50W4bPM2xdW78XLyv2fQ 📰 Newsletter: fightlibrary.substack.com Justin Gaethje is the world champion after many years of perennial contendership. Ilia Topuria was heavily favored to win this fight. And it seemed like he was on his way to winning. But Justin Gaethje did what Justin Gaethje always does. He was tough, he fought a fight that most couldn't, and now he's finally the champion. Ilia Topuria is still a supreme talent and will likely be champion again. But today, Justin Gaethje is the man of the hour. In front of all the dignitaries of the world, he pulled off a modern Rocky story. Ciryl Gane also had his moment…
People in this episode
Host: Blaine Henry
Topics covered
- UFC
- fight analysis
- championship reactions
- fighter performance
- combat sports
Keywords
- Ilia Topuria
- Justin Gaethje
- UFC
- Ciryl Gane
- Alex Pereira
- fight reactions
- combat sports
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