Topuria Warns Gaethje, Manager After UFC 250 Loss as Rematch for 155-Pound Title Looms
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 16
Topuria Warns Gaethje, Manager After UFC 250 Loss as Rematch for 155-Pound Title Looms
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 16
Summary
Ilia Topuria said his final medical tests are complete and he is ready to return, pairing that update with an expletive-filled warning to lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and manager Ali Abdelaziz.
In the same post, Topuria again suggested glove tampering in his UFC Freedom 250 defeat, saying officials should check Gaethje's gloves next time so he does not put anything "weird" on them.
That loss ended Topuria's title reign in an upset and left him badly hurt, with earlier updates saying he suffered broken orbital bones but avoided surgery.
A Gaethje-Topuria rematch is gaining momentum because UFC sees it as a major fight, though Arman Tsarukyan could strengthen his own claim to a 155-pound title shot if he wins at UFC 331 on Saturday.