Topuria and Makhachev dispute details about White House fight negotiations

Illia Topuria and Islam Makhachev have offered conflicting accounts of why their White House event fight fell through. Topuria claimed he went to sleep knowing the fight with Makhachev was confirmed, but hours before the official announcement he received a call saying Makhachev was injured and he would face Justin Gaethje instead. Topuria expressed confusion about why Makhachev doesn't want to fight him. Makhachev responded by calling Topuria's version fabricated, stating that he agreed to the White House fight when offered, but the next day was told Topuria demanded an enormous purse and was refused. Makhachev accused Topuria of lying and said even Topuria's manager confirmed this version of events. A fan comment noted the post was made at 4 AM, to which Makhachev replied it wasn't actually him posting, suggesting his account may be managed by someone else.