Ilia Topuria
Justin Gaethje
Conversation History
“If Justin Gaethje wins, the ufc has different plans that i can't talk about at this moment”
– via Carlos Contreras Legaspi, stating that if Justin Gaethje is victorious in his fight, the UFC already has "different plans" for him
“I wanna play spoiler just like I did in Khabib and Tony. I'm going to f**k this up for everybody, and there is going to be no Paddy and Ilia. I'm going to do the same thing I did for that fight, and then i'm going to fight Ilia on the White House card if he's ready to fight again”
– via the UFC 2026 seasonal press conference, stating his intention to ""play spoiler"" by beating Paddy Pimblett, thereby canceling the highly anticipated Pimblett vs. Topuria fight, and then challenging Ilia Topuria for the undisputed title.