Gaethje shocks Topuria to win UFC lightweight title at White House event

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Justin Gaethje secured the UFC lightweight title in a shocking upset against Ilia Topuria at the UFC Freedom 250 event held at the White House. After Topuria initially controlled the early rounds, Gaethje landed a significant right hand and followed up with a barrage of jabs, causing severe swelling and bleeding to Topuria's face. Topuria's corner stopped the fight before the final round, awarding Gaethje the championship. This historic bout headlined the first professional sporting event hosted at the White House, coinciding with celebrations for the nation's 250th anniversary. In the co-main event, Ciryl Gane defeated Alex Pereira via knockout to become the interim UFC heavyweight champion.

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Sean O’Malley defeated Aiemann Zahabi with a walk-off knockout.

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Ciryl Gane became the interim UFC heavyweight champion by knocking out Alex Pereira.

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Gaethje stated his durability, tenacity, and heart would carry him through the fight.

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The fight was the first professional sporting event hosted at the White House.

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Justin Gaethje defeated Ilia Topuria to win the UFC lightweight title.

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In perhaps the biggest upset in UFC history, ‌Gaethje becomes champion after Topuria’s corner stops fight.American ‌Justin Gaethje has turned the tables on Ilia ⁠Topuria to ⁠claim a shock win and take the lightweight UFC crown at the UFC Freedom 250 event on ⁠the lawn of the White House.After Topuria (17-1) edged a thrilling first two rounds on Sunday night, Gaethje (28-5) stunned the Spaniard ⁠with a crunching right hand before following it up with a brutal flurry of jabs that left his opponent’s face swollen and bloodied.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Yasin Ayari: Sweden’s breakout World Cup star of Tunisian-Moroccan heritagelist 2 of 4Japan deny Netherlands by fighting back twice in World Cup openerlist 3 of 4‘Losing three years set us back 20’: Palestinian football’s future in perillist 4 of 4Smiles all around as Morocco, Brazil share spoils and Knicks make historyend of listTopuria appeared to have trouble ‌seeing and was checked by a doctor before continuing through the fourth round, but his corner threw in the towel before the final round in Washington, DC.“I cannot even believe it. … I knew I was going to have to get through the first round. His skills ⁠are unmatched when he’s fresh,” Gaethje ⁠said.“But my durability, my tenacity and my heart were going to carry me through.”Gaethje leaves the Octagon after his win [AFP]The bout headlined the first professional sporting event to ⁠be hosted at the White House. It is a key part of United States President ⁠Donald Trump’s celebrations of the nation’s ⁠250th anniversary and was held on his 80th birthday.In the co-main event, France’s Ciryl Gane dominated Brazil’s Alex Pereira before scoring a stunning second-round knockout win to become the ‌interim UFC heavyweight champion.Pereira, a former light heavyweight and middleweight champion, was looking to become the first UFC ‌fighter ‌to win titles in three divisions after stepping up to heavyweight.O’Malley beats Zahabi; Hokit stops LewisSean O’Malley backed up his status as one of the most popular American mixed martial artists, defeating Aiemann Zahabi with a walk-off knockout that will be a staple of UFC highlight reels for years to come.

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