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Interim champion Gaethje (27-5) challenges Topuria (17-0) for the lightweight title in the main event at UFC White House on June 14. Gaethje believes the most important thing he needs to avoid against Topuria is compromising his position.
Topuria is coming off consecutive knockouts over Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira. Gaethje believes all three fellow legends made the mistake of going on their back foot against Topuria. With Topuria being known for his long combinations, Gaethje saw his opponents retreating after the first couple of punches. However, Gaethje is absolutely adamant about going forward against Topuria. “The Highlight” says he is even willing to risk taking some damage to avoid going backwards.
Forward at All Costs
“It’s position,” Gaethje told UFC on Paramount+. “They got compromised. They got put on their back foot. They got put on their heels on his second shot, when he was in the middle of a five-punch combination. That’s something that I cannot do. I will move forward this fight… And if that puts me into more dangerous positions, then I have to do that still. This is how I will fight this fight.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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