Through the UFC Freedom 250 pre-fight press convention, Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje engaged in a verbal battle, and Sean O’Malley, in the meantime, interrupted with a one-liner to steal the present.
Present and two-time interim light-weight champion Gaethje will lock horns with undisputed 155-pound titleholder Topuria in the primary occasion of UFC Freedom 250 this weekend. In the meantime, that very same night time, “Suga” will tackle the Canadian Aiemann Zahabi.
Through the presser earlier as we speak at Lincoln Memorial, Gaethje opined that his coach, Trevor Wittman, has devised an ideal plan to dethrone Topuria. After listening to this assertion, “El Matador” quipped:
You’re gonna be alone in that octagon with me. You’re not even the world champion, what makes [your coach] the perfect?”
Subsequent up, Gaethje began education Topuria, including:
“His success as a coach. His accomplishments as a coach.”
However the Georgian-Spaniard did wish to admit that Trevor Wittman is the perfect MMA coach. He got here up with a logical clarification about why his coach, Javi Clement, is “the perfect.”
“In order that makes my coach [Javi Clement] the perfect as a result of I gained the world title in featherweight, then I moved as much as light-weight and gained the title.”
On prime of that, Sean O’Malley added that his coach, Tim Welch, is the perfect:
“No, my coach is the perfect!”
Try Sean O’Malley, Justin Gaethje, and Ilia Topuria’s feedback beneath:
Ilia Topuria explains why he pushed Justin Gaethje through the faceoff
After the press convention, Ilia Topuria shoved Justin Gaethje throughout their temporary face-off, regardless of Dana White asking both fighters to keep their composure.
Afterwards, explaining why he determined to push “The Spotlight,” the 29-year-old stated.
“I instructed him don’t come nearer and he instructed me ‘What, are you gonna punch me?’ And I used to be like, yeah. He got here nearer. So I simply needed to push him. If I punched him, he’s not gonna be capable of present up.”
Try Ilia Topuria’s feedback and the heated face-off beneath:
