Justin Gaethje took issue with Ilia Topuria echoing previous fan accusations about their UFC Freedom 250 fight.

Earlier this week, Ilia Topuria broke his months of silence following his UFC Freedom 250 loss against Justin Gaethje this past June. In his statement, ‘El Matador’ accused Gaethje of cheating, suggesting that the American put something on or in his gloves ahead of their fight.

An instant rematch against Justin Gaethje seems to be the direction the UFC is exploring for ‘El Matador,’ but there’s one more fight that many believe makes sense. A long-term rival, both at the top of the lightweight division, with serious title implications in place for the winner: Ilia Topuria vs. Paddy Pimblett.

Hearing about the news for the first time, Justin Gaethje offered his condolences to Tom Aspinall, saying: “Terrible. I’m not happy for him. I think that’s, yeah. It sucks. It sucks to go through that, for sure.”

Ilia Topuria is ready to return to action, but had a few scathing words for Justin Gaethje and his manager Ali Abdelaziz.

Whoever signs up to be a sacrificial lamb for Ilia Topuria‘s return is in for a long night—or rather a short one—insists Justin Gaethje. Gaethje and Topuria haven’t let their bad blood die down following that historic night at the White House.

Arman Tsarukyan thinks Justin Gaethje wants no part of him in the cage. The top lightweight contender stopped Mauricio Ruffy with a first-round elbow at UFC 331 last weekend, cementing his status as the next challenger for Gaethje's lightweight strap.

UFC commentator Joe Rogan has already explained how he would change the judging of fights after Justin Gaethje suggested a major overhaul. Gaethje came up with a radical idea to change how UFC judging panels are formed and wants it to be implemented following his Freedom 250 victory over Ilia Topuria.