The verbal clash ahead of Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria’s physical clash at UFC Freedom 250 this weekend continues to heat up.
Gaethje and Topuria will headline the card in a bout to unify UFC’s Lightweight titles.
Previously:
- Gaethje posted a video of a family event in which his father called Topuria “another little short guy”.
- Topuria responded on X: Men who said I was just a small guy who was about to get a lesson in humility. They all learned the truth the same way. Your son already knows who I am.
- Gaethje then told Fox Sports: “All that guy is, is a gimmick. He calls himself the king. He thinks he’s a God. What an annoying little bastard. I couldn’t imagine being in a room with him for 30 minutes listening to him talk about himself…and I can say this: I would leave him. That’s all I’m saying. I would leave him. No way I would put up with his s–t.”
- Topuria posted photos on his Instagram in which he had a shrine dedicated to Gaethje’s memory and place a white rose on it saying: “The White House. A white rose. And a nap in its gardens. Not many people will be able to say that, Justin.”
- Yesterday on the latest episode of UFC Freedom 250 Embedded, Topuria has fired back even more.
“Take this, Justin,” Topuria said giving double birds to the camera. “Actually, I thought he was a great guy but since he crossed the personal line he’s not going to have my respect. He’s not going to have my team’s respect. All I’m going to need is 2 minutes in the octagon with you and I’m going to put you to sleep in front of your whole family, your country, in front of everyone.”
Now, Justin Gaethje is slinging some mud back at Topuria.
He wrote back on X:
“Proving my point, Insufferable little bitch boy. Never said a thing about your wife. You want to speak words to my father then act like I crossed some line. We already fighting buddy.”
Proving my point. Insufferable little bitch boy. Never said a thing about your wife. You want to speak words to my father then act like I crossed some line. We already fighting buddy.
— Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) June 8, 2026
Topuria responded:
“You should’ve kept your father out of this. He was the one calling me a short guy and saying you’d smash me, all while holding a beer in his hand. Then you started talking about my divorce and telling the world you wouldn’t want to be my roommate. Idiot.
“First, we’re fighting, not dating. Second, I’m not looking for a roommate. When I put you to sleep and you’re lying there next to the rose, I’ll look at your father and ask him one simple question: Who’s the short one now? I’m gonna break you Justin.”
You should’ve kept your father out of this.
He was the one calling me a short guy and saying you’d smash me, all while holding a beer in his hand.
Then you started talking about my divorce and telling the world you wouldn’t want to be my roommate.
Idiot.
First, we’re… https://t.co/siCzS9rNUj
— Ilia Topuria (@Topuriailia) June 8, 2026
UFC Freedom 250 begins at 8 p.m. ET this Saturday on Paramount+.
