Beneil Dariush says Topuria chose Gaethje over Makhachev for easier planning

Beneil Dariush believes Ilia Topuria did not have a clear game plan for facing Islam Makhachev, which influenced his decision to fight Justin Gaethje instead. According to Dariush, Topuria viewed the Gaethje matchup as both a financially attractive opportunity and a tactically simpler challenge to prepare for compared to Makhachev. Dariush suggests that developing a strategy against Makhachev would be significantly more complex than preparing for Gaethje. The comments shed light on Topuria's decision-making process in choosing his next opponent. No response from Topuria to these claims is mentioned in the post.