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Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev have presented contradictory versions of why their White House event fight fell through. Topuria claimed that hours before the card announcement, he was told he would fight Makhachev, but then received a call saying Makhachev was injured and he would instead face Gaethje. Makhachev responded that he agreed to the White House fight when contacted, but was told the next day that Topuria requested an enormous purse and was denied, leading to the fight being scrapped. Makhachev's response came at 4 AM, prompting a fan to question if it was really him, to which the account replied "not today." The conflicting narratives leave uncertainty about which fighter is telling the truth about the failed negotiations.
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