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Islam Makhachev and Illia Topuria have offered conflicting accounts of why their White House event fight fell through. Topuria claims he went to sleep knowing the fight was scheduled but received a call hours before the announcement saying Makhachev was injured and he would face Justin Gaethje instead. Makhachev countered that he agreed to the fight immediately when offered, but UFC told him the next day that Topuria demanded an enormous purse and was denied, with even Topuria's manager allegedly confirming this version. Makhachev accused Topuria of lying and stated that Topuria rejected the fight. The exchange also included Makhachev clarifying that someone else was posting on his account at 4 AM.
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