Big Fat Guy

Still from the drop, looks awful:

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God help us.

Did the ref not see Sadykhov's war against Motta last year in Baku?

He was defending immediately.

Charles Johnson hairdo.

Gaethje said that they worked on that in training and called it the crash or crashing into Topuria, grabbing for the legs to hit the uppercut. Worked like a charm.

Can't get over how bad Topuria fought / how bad his gameplan was. He bought his own hype! Really thought he could just walk up to Gaethje and knock him out easily. Unbelievably bad.

No respect for Gaethje's power at all, walking into jabs, not throwing his own jab or setting things up for later like he usually does. Gassed himself out throwing only power.

Then when he did have Gaethje hurt with the liver shot, didn't try to get him out with ground and pound or stand him back up to finish. Went for subs and gassed himself out more.

Way too overconfident, lost in the sauce. The personal trash talk about his divorce, maybe even Hokit's lines at the press conference, might have enraged Topuria and caused him to abandon everything else and just try to KO Gaethje. Along with the predictions he was trying to fulfill.

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I would hope that Connor doesn't get a free pass to a title fight just for beating Max

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It would be like how the UFC let Jon Jones fight Stipe for his legacy. I mean if Gaethje says that that's the only fight he'll do since Conor is the only legend left for him to face--if Conor is able to beat Max, is the UFC going to turn that down? Gaethje vs. Conor is gangbusters.

Gaethje was actually right about Topuria before the fight. Topuria really did box himself in with those predictions about winning by KO in the first.

Topuria acted like he had no respect at all for Gaethje's power and was just walking right into jabs in the first round. Then used up almost all of his gas throwing bombs and trying to get the finish in the first and second.

Topuria had Gaethje floored with a liver shot in the 2nd, and instead of making him get up and going for the finish standing--not even sure if Gaethje could stand at that moment--Topuria goes for submissions before laying on top of Gaethje for the rest of the round, allowing Gaethje to recover.

Gaethje must have a great chin, otherwise why did Topuria try to submit him after all the trash talk? Must have felt like he wasn't sure he could KO Gaethje after all.

I give Topuria credit for going back out there and doing well in the 4th. Then Gaethje got him with that sick knee to the ribs at the end of the round. No mas.

Topuria lost a lot last night--his undefeated record, his championship belt, his aura. The potential fight vs. Islam, the intrigue of a switch to boxing. His whole identity and idea of himself was shattered last night. Then there is his personal life and the divorce. And hardly anybody feels bad for him because he talked so much trash.

Minor detail, but even Topuria's haircut made things seem off.

Gaethje looking like a kid on Christmas watching his highlights. The Highlight watching the highlights.

He can't wait to watch the fight back. True gamer.

Amazing moment. Always proud to be American, winning the championship that has eluded you for your entire career, against an undefeated opponent, at THE WHITE HOUSE.

In the octagon celebrating your victory with the President of the United States.

Great American moment.