Justin Gaethje ranks Ilia Topuria as second-toughest matchup of career
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Justin Gaethje believes he has faced a tougher opponent than Ilia Topuria.
Justin Gaethje believes he has faced a tougher opponent than Ilia Topuria . Gaethje (27-5) will try to unify the title against the champion Topuria (17-0) at UFC White House on June 14. Topuria is currently on murderous streak with knockouts over Alexander Volkanovski , Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira .
However, Gaethje has made a career out of fighting lightweight legends. Gaethje believes he has faced a tougher opponent than Topuria in Khabib Nurmagomedov . However, Gaethje gives Topuria his flowers for his knockout streak.
“I think he is my second toughest test ever, next to Khabib,” Gaethje said at the