TOPURIA FELL. 🥊 El Matador arrived at the White House grounds with 17 undefeated wins and left in an ambulance. Justin Gaethje landed an uppercut on him in the first round that shattered his right eye socket, leaving him practically blind for the entire fight. His brother Aleksandre, from the corner, asked for the fight to be stopped after the fourth round. Orbital fractures do not require surgery, but they do mean months away from the octagon.
Conor McGregor held nothing back. 🗣️ He posted his reactions in real time on X: he criticized Ilia for walking forward with his hands down from the opening bell, was blunt about family being in the corner, and finished with a phrase that hurt more than any punch: “He quit. It’s sad to see.” And when Terence Crawford took the opportunity to attack the fallen fighter, McGregor came out to defend him: the only one to do so.
“He has earned a good reputation, though a tarnished one; this defeat will make him stronger”.