Beneil Dariush: Topuria chose Gaethje over Islam because easier to gameplan for

Beneil Dariush offered his analysis that Ilia Topuria did not have a clear plan for facing Islam Mahachev, which led to him choosing a fight with Justin Gaethje instead. Dariush believes Topuria viewed the Gaethje matchup as both a money-making opportunity and a much simpler fight to prepare a game plan for compared to the complexities of facing Mahachev. This represents Dariush's perspective on Topuria's strategic decision-making regarding potential opponent selection. The comments suggest Dariush sees Mahachev as a significantly more challenging puzzle for fighters to solve.