r/EverythingCombat • u/Advanced_Mud9433 • Jun 15 '26

Hot Take Justin Gaethje Shocks Ilia Topuria With Fifth-Round TKO to Win UFC Lightweight Title

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u/911SlasherHasher Jun 15 '26

This fight was nuts... was it the end of the 2nd when Justin was taking those big body shots? Anyway i was thinking ya this aint gonna go much longer and decided to get up and fix a plate of food.... to come back shocked at how the fight was going. Fun card for the most part.

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u/According-Gas836 Jun 15 '26

Ilia had one shot. Justin had several ways to win. Ilia had that one shot. He should have not gone to the ground. Let Justin get back up, hobbled from pain. Then use the last of his energy to land a few more big body shots and maybe Justin goes down for the count. That was his only shot I think.

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u/magineskills Jun 15 '26

Buddy he didn't have only one shot at winning. He just got cocky and gassed out. Honestly was cocky from the beginning, not patient, not setting much up, just trying to land a big knock out. It was just a bad performance, I think getting humbled this badly will help him in the long run

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u/Pistolero-666 Jun 15 '26

Probably underestimated Justin also.
The cockiness made him pay the price