Full Exchange: What Gaethje Said Before Topuria Shoved Him at Presser

The verbal exchange that preceded Ilia Topuria shoving Justin Gaethje at the UFC White House press conference has emerged. Gaethje dared Topuria to hit him after Topuria warned him not to get too close, prompting Dana White to intervene before Topuria pushed Gaethje. Topuria told Gaethje he chose to push rather than punch so as not to hurt him.