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Interim lightweight champion Gaethje will challenge Ilia Topuria in a title unifier in the main event at UFC White Houseon June 14. Topuria has opened as a massive -600 favourite on the sportsbooks against Gaethje, a +425 underdog.
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However, Pimblett warns fans against counting out Gaethje, who has been an underdog for most of his UFC career. Pimblett has a “sneaky suspicion” that Gaethje might pull off a huge upset against “El Matador” at the White House. “The Baddy” further notes that, as an American, Gaethje will have added motivation fighting in front of the American President on his birthday, on a card celebrating America’s 250th year of Independence.
Added Motivation
“That’s a scrap,” Pimblett said on YouTube. “They’re gonna come out, and they’re gonna try to take each other’s heads off. Everyone’s already been counting Gaethje out. And we’ve already learned we can’t do that. I’ve got a sneaky suspicion that Gaethje might pull off an upset and surprise everyone. It’s a fist fight, it could go either ways, anyone could beat anyone. In the White House, [Gaethje’s] probably gonna have a little bit more motivation to go out there and win because it’s in front of his president and his home country.”
Gaethje won the interim title against Pimblett via unanimous decision at UFC 324 this past January. Gaethje was a sizeable +190 underdog going into the fight against Pimblett, a -235 favorite.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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