Gaethje Reveals Ilia Topuria Wanted Out After Eye Injury in Title Fight

What was said

"You do not ever as a fighter say, I cannot see. It's over. And he was counting on that. He said, he had already stated it, he didn't need to say it again. He did not think they were gonna say— So you think that he called Goddard a turkey internally? He was like, when he said, oh, you're gonna go fight, he's like, hey, I was playing that."

Justin Gaethje made the stunning claim that Ilia Topuria was attempting to exit their White House title fight by complaining about eye damage. Gaethje argued that Topuria expected referee Mark Goddard to stop the fight when he stated he couldn't see, but Goddard allowed it to continue. This revelation contradicts Topuria's public narrative about the fight and suggests mental breakdown rather than physical limitation.