Gaethje responds to Topuria: "The best you could come up with is a pathetic excuse"
The American fighter was quick to respond to "El Matador"'s attack on social media
Last night, Ilia Topuria made a triumphant return to activity on his "X" account with a tweet in which he claimed that he was back and took a shot at Justin Gaethje to heat things up. That move had its effect, since shortly afterward the American fighter fired back with a response that only fuels the beef between them and gives the UFC reasons to set up a rematch as soon as both are ready.
On June 14, Topuria lost to Gaethje at the UFC White House , so his number one goal right now is to avenge that defeat. Although Justin initially said that "El Matador" did not deserve a rematch , his tone changed over the past few weeks and he stated that the final say belonged to the UFC. Ilia's options are clear: Gaethje or Paddy Pimblett.
As terrible as your last performance. Do better, kid
Obviously, Topuria prefers to redeem himself for his slip-up against "The Highlight," and he has taken a giant step after attacking him and achieving his goal. " 94 days and the best you could come up with is a pathetic excuse. As terrible as your last performance. Do better, little one," Gaethje replied to Topuria, who has hinted that next time he will check Justin's gloves so that nothing strange happens.
Topuria attacks Gaethje's manager
Ilia's tweet referred to the controversy surrounding the American's gloves and the damage his punches caused to the face of the Hispanic-Georgian fighter. A photo surfaced in which it seemed that Justin had something inside the glove, and Topuria has spoken about that conspiracy so that his tweet fills up with interactions and "The Highlight" responds.
By the way, Justin, fuck you. And Ali, fuck you too
The objective has been achieved , since barely half an hour had passed when Gaethje took the bait. Well, Gaethje or Ali Abdelaziz —his agent—who is said to usually handle his fighters’ social media. Just to be safe, Topuria posted another tweet to remove any doubt. "By the way, Justin, fuck you. And Ali, fuck you too ." A spectacular return for Ilia, who has held nothing back and wants the rivalry to keep growing.
His return is expected for early 2027, just like Gaethje's, who recently admitted that he still couldn't punch hard because his hands hurt. Therefore, the UFC has a golden opportunity to make a rematch that is gaining more and more momentum and would give "El Matador" the chance to redeem himself.
