Beneil Dariush: Topuria chose Gaethje over Makhachev due to lack of plan

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. Dariush suggested that Topuria viewed the Gaethje fight as a money-making opportunity that would be much easier to prepare a strategy for compared to the technical challenges Makhachev presents. The statement implies that creating an effective plan against Makhachev's style is significantly more difficult than preparing for Gaethje. Details about when or where Dariush made these comments are limited in the original post.