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.

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

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