Ilia Topuria has a message for his final 3 opponents and an ominous warning for Justin Gaethje forward of their conflict.
Topuria, the reigning UFC light-weight champion, goes to lock horns with present and two-time interim 155-pound titleholder Gaethje on June 14 on the White Home.
With lower than two weeks remaining till the occasion, the Georgian-Spaniard has shared a sequence of cold-themed images on Instagram that includes a funeral-style setup devoted to his final three opponents and his upcoming rival.
“El Matador” knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to seize the featherweight title earlier than efficiently defending his belt towards Max Holloway at UFC 308 and changing into the primary fighter to knock out “Blessed.
Following one profitable title protection, “El Matador” moved as much as light-weight, and on his divisional debut, he despatched Charles Oliveira to the shadow realm in Spherical 1 of the UFC 317 major occasion to seize the throne.
Now, Topuria has his crosshairs on the 37-year-old Gaethje and plans on knocking him out as nicely within the first spherical of the UFC Freedom 250 major occasion.
Ilia Topuria has a particular rose for Justin Gaethje
Ilia Topuria has made it a convention to leave a red rose for his opponents after every fight. For Justin Gaethje, nonetheless, he has reserved a white rose, which he plans to depart within the octagon on June 14 after proving as soon as once more why he’s the best knockout artist within the UFC.
In his latest Instagram submit, Topuria gave followers a glimpse of this particular rose and the funeral-themed occasion with images of his final three opponents and the subsequent one. He captioned the submit:
“The White Home. A white rose. And a nap in its gardens. Not many can say that, Justin.”
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