@JakeGerberMMA It was competitive but to make someone retire on their stool in a title fight as a 6-1 underdog is a as DOMINANT as it gets and you need stop using some bullshit numbers to prove it wasn’t and just accept Ilia got exposed .
Justin Gaethje says Ilia Topuria wanted to quit after the third round:
"He wanted out. You do not EVER as a fighter say 'I can't see'. He was counting on that.
I stopped him twice that night."
(via @joerogan)
@TopuriaLand There is a difference between fighting a compromised Ilia and making Ilia compromised. Justin didnt have a great performance against Holloway but that doesn’t take away from the fact that he did the necessary work to be able to beat Topuria.
@MigClass He was defensively very irresponsible in the first round. By the time he realised Justin can crack and their game plan was bog standard, it was too late.