Beneil Dariush: Topuria chose Gaethje over Makhachev due to easier gameplan

Beneil Dariush believes that Ilia Topuria did not have a clear plan for fighting Islam Makhachev, which is why he chose to fight Justin Gaethje instead. Dariush suggested Topuria viewed the Gaethje matchup as a money fight that would be much easier to prepare a specific gameplan for compared to the challenges presented by Makhachev. According to Dariush, developing a strategy against Makhachev would have been significantly more difficult than preparing for Gaethje.