Topuria and Makhachev dispute story about White House event fight negotiations

Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev have exchanged conflicting statements about negotiations for a potential White House event fight. Topuria claims he went to sleep knowing he would fight Makhachev but was told hours before the announcement that Makhachev was injured, leading to the Gaethje matchup instead. Makhachev responded that he agreed to the fight but was told Topuria requested a huge fee and was denied, calling Topuria's version lies. The public dispute includes Makhachev posting at 4 AM, prompting a fan to suggest he go to sleep, to which Makhachev replied cryptically, "Today it's not him." Additional notes in the post mention other fighters' opinions, including Masvidal and Pifer backing Strickland against Chimaev, and du Plessis commenting on his past opponents.