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Arman Tsarukyan believes Ilia Topuria will take a lot away from his loss to Justin Gaethje.
Topuria was a massive favourite going into his lightweight title defense against Gaethje at UFC White House on Sunday at the White House. “El Matador” also exuded a level of confidence bordering on cockiness going into the fight.
However, Gaethje brutally beat up Topuria, forcing his corner to throw in the towel at the end of the fourth round. “The Highlight” handed Topuria his first-ever professional loss in a monumental upset. Tsarukyan believes Topuria’s lesson in humility will teach him to avoid overconfidence. According to “Ahalkalakets,” Topuria was more focused on his media obligations than his training, going into the fight against Gaethje.
“I think this loss is going to teach him a lot of lessons — not to be overconfident and to respect your opponent,” Tsarukyan said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “And keep grinding. I think he was more focused on his media stuff more than training camp.”
Topuria (17-1) was supremely confident that he would knock Gaethje (28-5) out in the first round. The previously undefeated Georgian-Spaniard even claimed to have a video of how he would score the knockout, which was to be released after the fight. Gaethje had warned Topuria that he would have to eat his words once the fight went past the first round. Topuria also threw a party to celebrate his expected win a day before the fight. Topuria had even updated his record in his Instagram bio to 18-0, which has now been removed.
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Topuria was a massive favourite going into his lightweight title defense against Gaethje at UFC White House on Sunday at the White House. “El Matador” also exuded a level of confidence bordering on cockiness going into the fight.
However, Gaethje brutally beat up Topuria, forcing his corner to throw in the towel at the end of the fourth round. “The Highlight” handed Topuria his first-ever professional loss in a monumental upset. Tsarukyan believes Topuria’s lesson in humility will teach him to avoid overconfidence. According to “Ahalkalakets,” Topuria was more focused on his media obligations than his training, going into the fight against Gaethje.
A Lesson in Humility
“I think this loss is going to teach him a lot of lessons — not to be overconfident and to respect your opponent,” Tsarukyan said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “And keep grinding. I think he was more focused on his media stuff more than training camp.”
Topuria (17-1) was supremely confident that he would knock Gaethje (28-5) out in the first round. The previously undefeated Georgian-Spaniard even claimed to have a video of how he would score the knockout, which was to be released after the fight. Gaethje had warned Topuria that he would have to eat his words once the fight went past the first round. Topuria also threw a party to celebrate his expected win a day before the fight. Topuria had even updated his record in his Instagram bio to 18-0, which has now been removed.
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