Beneil Dariush has offered his perspective on why Ilia Topuria chose to fight Justin Gaethje instead of Islam Makhachev. According to Dariush, Topuria did not have a clear game plan for facing Makhachev, making the matchup too difficult to prepare for strategically. Dariush believes Topuria viewed the Gaethje fight as more financially lucrative while also being significantly easier to develop a tactical approach against. The comments suggest that Dariush sees the Gaethje matchup as a more manageable challenge from a preparation standpoint compared to the complexities of facing Makhachev.
