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Ilia Topuria claimed he went to sleep knowing he would fight Islam Makhachev at the White House event, but was told hours before the announcement that Makhachev was injured and he would instead face Justin Gaethje. Islam Makhachev responded by stating he accepted the White House fight when offered, but was told the next day that Topuria demanded a huge fee and was denied, leading to the bout falling through. Makhachev insisted Topuria refused the fight and knows it. A fan jokingly suggested at 4 AM that Ali Abdelaziz was posting from Makhachev's account, to which the account replied "Today it's not him." Jorge Masvidal and Dustin Poirier both picked Sean Strickland to beat Hamzat Chimaev.
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