💔 “For everyone he is the Matador. For me he is my little brother”. With those words, Aleksandre Topuria explained the most difficult decision of his night at the White House: stopping Ilia’s fight against Justin Gaethje.
It was not cowardice or a lack of faith in his brother. Aleksandre was clear: Ilia was willing to keep going no matter the damage, and that was exactly what forced him to act. “Damage to the eyes is a very delicate issue”, he said, even admitting that they should have stopped it earlier 😨
But Aleksandre also sent a message to the world: “With the heart he showed, Ilia will come back to dominate, better prepared and correcting his mistakes.” 💪🔥 The Matador did not finish his story — he only just wrote the chapter that will make him more dangerous.