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This is absolutely wild. Ilia Topuria just knocked out Charles Oliveira in the first round back in June to become the lightweight champ, and now he's facing Justin Gaethje, who just won the interim belt against Paddy Pimblett in January. Topuria's on this insane run where he's finished Volkanovski, Max Holloway, and Oliveira all by knockout. The guy's power is scary at both featherweight and lightweight. Gaethje's coming in hot too. He beat Rafael Fiziev twice, including that decision win in March 2025, then took the interim strap from Pimblett with a five round war where he landed 200 strikes.
Whenever Gaethje starts walking forward with bad intentions or Topuria finds that counter left hook, someone's getting hurt.
Remember that head kick that put Dustin Poirier to sleep in 2023? Gaethje's still got that one shot power. But here's the thing, Max Holloway knocked him out with one second left at UFC 300, and Topuria just starched Max in round three. The styles here are crazy. Topuria's this precise counter puncher who finds your chin no matter what. He's 75% accurate against Oliveira, landed 78 strikes on Holloway before finishing him.
Gaethje's the pressure fighter who throws bombs and never stops coming forward. He's tough as nails but he gets hit, and Topuria makes you pay for every mistake. This is for the undisputed lightweight title. Topuria's trying to prove he's the real deal at 155 after moving up. Gaethje wants that undisputed gold he's been chasing his whole career.
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This is absolutely wild. Ilia Topuria just knocked out Charles Oliveira in the first round back in June to become the lightweight champ, and now he's facing Justin Gaethje, who just won the interim belt against Paddy Pimblett in January. Topuria's on this insane run where he's finished Volkanovski, Max Holloway, and Oliveira all by knockout. The guy's power is scary at both featherweight and lightweight. Gaethje's coming in hot too. He beat Rafael Fiziev twice, including that decision win in March 2025, then took the interim strap from Pimblett with a five round war where he landed 200 strikes.
Whenever Gaethje starts walking forward with bad intentions or Topuria finds that counter left hook, someone's getting hurt.
Remember that head kick that put Dustin Poirier to sleep in 2023? Gaethje's still got that one shot power. But here's the thing, Max Holloway knocked him out with one second left at UFC 300, and Topuria just starched Max in round three. The styles here are crazy. Topuria's this precise counter puncher who finds your chin no matter what. He's 75% accurate against Oliveira, landed 78 strikes on Holloway before finishing him.
Gaethje's the pressure fighter who throws bombs and never stops coming forward. He's tough as nails but he gets hit, and Topuria makes you pay for every mistake. This is for the undisputed lightweight title. Topuria's trying to prove he's the real deal at 155 after moving up. Gaethje wants that undisputed gold he's been chasing his whole career.
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Pace delta
+1.7 significant strikes/min
Justin Gaethje averages 6.5 significant strikes per minute while Ilia Topuria sits at 4.8.
AI confidence
91%
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