Justin Gaethje has dialed up the trash discuss forward of his title unification bout with Ilia Topuria, and Daniel Cormier isn’t complaining in any respect.
Issues had been cordial between Topuria and Gaethje earlier than “El Matador” dropped a mock funeral video with “The Spotlight” as one in every of his victims. Gaethje fired again at his UFC Freedom 250 opponent throughout an look on FOX Information Australia. Gaethje took goal at Topuria’s divorce from Giorgina Uzcategui.
Cormier uploaded a brand new video on his YouTube channel the place he defined why he doesn’t thoughts the private dig from Gaethje (h/t MMAJunkie).
“I all the time like when there may be trash discuss accompanying a combat– particularly a championship combat and particularly a combat of that magnitude the place you’ve gotten the best backdrop for any combat within the historical past of the game, the White Home – the place you’ve gotten two championship fights in entrance of what would be the greatest fan viewers that we have now ever seen in combined martial arts,” Cormier mentioned.
Cormier doubled down by saying that trash discuss retains followers engaged and would possibly draw much more viewers to what might be a historic occasion on June 14.
“You might want to have these issues that encompass the combat that make the final fan go, ‘I’ve received to see this.’ I get it: The White Home goes to attract lots of people in which may not have been earlier than. However to see now that the pleasantries aren’t as evident as they may have been earlier than, I prefer it. I just like the storylines. I appreciated once I noticed Ilia Topuria get mad as a result of Josh Hokit was going loopy on Alex Pereira. I appreciated that press convention as a result of I’m a fan of this factor.”
Gaethje and Topuria will each enter UFC Freedom 250 as champions, however just one can depart with the undisputed distinction. Gaethje captured the interim light-weight title by defeating Paddy Pimblett again in January. Topuria hasn’t fought since capturing the 155-pound gold again in June 2025.
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