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UFC Freedom 250: Ilia Topuria Acuses Islam Makhachev of Ducking Him
- The White House event scheduled for Jun. 14 will be headlined by Ilia Topuria after Islam Makhachev pulled out with a hand injury, UFC officials said.
- After the UFC 326 post-fight press conference, late Friday negotiations aimed to secure a fight with Makhachev, with Topuria confirming he accepted before plans changed due to injury.
- Topuria wrote on X that 'Once again, Islam comes up with an excuse' and taunted Justin Gaethje with 'Justin, see you at the White House', while attacking Ali Abdelaziz.
- The change reshuffles lightweight title plans for contenders as the lightweight title unification will now be on Topuria's mind while he prepares to defend, with Topuria and Makhachev linked for over a year.
- Makhachev moved up and won at 170 last November, while Topuria returns after knocking out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 last June and announced his return two days before reiterating accusations.
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UFC Freedom 250: Ilia Topuria acuses Islam Makhachev of ducking him
We will have to wait to see the long-awaited fight between Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev, the mother of all the fights right now because of the scale of the fighters and the media that the fight would be. It would be the ultimate duel, which would make Ilia a triple UFC champion. The fight was opposed to taking place next summer at the White House event, the mother of all the scenarios. However, despite Topuria’s acceptance of the confrontati…
During the UFC 326, the full UFC White House cartel became official, which will be stellarized by the fight between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje for the lightweight interim belt. This announcement has generated many reactions, including that of Arman Tsarukyan - contender number one of the division-, who has shown his discontent by considering that the combat is very uneven, again asking for a chance for the title before 'El Matador'.
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