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Gaethje's sparring partner details training camp preparations ahead of Topuria fight

June 5, 2026
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Russian lightweight Nikita Kulishin (9-0), who served as Justin Gaethje's primary sparring partner ahead of his fight with Ilia Topuria, has shared details of the camp in Arvada, Colorado. Gaethje dedicates two to three hours per week to wrestling work and was drilling high kicks during camp, though without heavy emphasis, while trainer Trevor Winkelman's coaching focus is on foot positioning rather than combinations. Kulishin noted that Gaethje lives alone during fight camps with a nutritionist-chef on hand, and that Winkeljohn paid him more than the agreed fee for his sparring work.

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