Justin Gaethje makes UFC demand days after winning lightweight title at White House event
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Luke Davies
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Justin Gaethje, newly crowned UFC lightweight champion after defeating Ilia Topuria at the White House card event in front of President Donald Trump, has made a significant demand to the UFC promotion just days after his title win. Gaethje forced Topuria to quit between rounds 4 and 5, coming in as an underdog against the previously undefeated champion.
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· 3 pulledJustin Gaethje has made a huge demand to the promotion just days after beating Ilia Topuria on the White House card.
The American forced the Spanish-Georgian to quit on his stool between the fourth and fifth rounds, with Trump among the A-listers cageside for the event.
The 37-year-old came into the contest as the underdog, while Topuria entered with an unblemished professional record of 17 wins from as many contests.
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