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Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria are engaged in a public disagreement about a potential fight at the White House event. Topuria claims he was told hours before the announcement that he would fight Makhachev, but the fight fell through due to Makhachev's injury and he was matched with Gaethje instead. Makhachev counters that he agreed to the fight but Topuria requested a huge purse and was denied, with Topuria's own manager allegedly confirming this. In a social media exchange, Makhachev posted at 4 AM denying that his manager Ali Abdelaziz was behind the post. Meanwhile, Jorge Masvidal and Joe Pyfer both picked Sean Strickland to defeat Chimaev, with Masvidal criticizing Chimaev's wrestling-heavy style.
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