Topuria and Makhachev dispute who turned down White House event fight

Ilia Topuria claims he was scheduled to fight Islam Makhachev at the White House event but was told hours before the announcement that Makhachev had suffered an injury and he would instead face Justin Gaethje. Topuria expressed confusion about why Makhachev doesn't want to fight him, calling the situation strange. Islam Makhachev responded that he is tired of listening to fabrications from Topuria and his team, stating that he agreed to the White House fight but was told the next day that Topuria requested a huge fee and was turned down. Makhachev insisted that Topuria refused the fight and knows it. When a fan commented at 4 AM telling Ali to go to sleep, Makhachev clarified "today it's not him," suggesting someone else was managing his account at that moment.