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Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev offered conflicting accounts of why their fight for the White House event fell through. Topuria claimed he knew he would fight Makhachev but was told hours before the announcement that Islam was injured, leading to Justin Gaethje replacing him instead. Makhachev countered that he agreed to the White House fight when offered, but the next day was told Topuria requested a huge fee and was denied, resulting in Topuria declining the bout. Makhachev stated even Topuria's manager confirmed this version, and accused the Georgian of lying. The exchange included a curious late-night social media post where Makhachev clarified "Today this is not him" when asked about posting at 4 AM.
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