{"id":725659,"date":"2026-06-09T18:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/725659\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:19:09","slug":"ilia-topuria-and-justin-gaethje-clash-over-family-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/725659\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje clash over family remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC featherweight<\/a> champion Ilia Topuria accused Justin Gaethje<\/a> of stepping over the line after the lightweight<\/a> brought up his divorce and ex-wife in a social media exchange.<\/p>\n

Topuria posted that matters between him and his former spouse remain private, telling followers to respect the mother of his daughter. “What happened between my ex-wife and me is our business,” he wrote, per Sherdog. “You don’t have to respect our [relationship], but she is the mother of my daughter.”<\/p>\n

Gaethje responded by saying Topuria dragged personal matters into the public first. He referenced Topuria mentioning his father, who had reportedly called the featherweight<\/a> champion short and predicted Gaethje would beat him. “You should’ve kept your father out of this,” Gaethje posted, according to the report. “He was the one calling me a short guy and saying you’d smash me, all while holding a beer in his hand.”<\/p>\n

Gaethje also hit back at Topuria for suggesting he would not want to share living space with the lightweight<\/a>. The two fighters are expected to attend a UFC event at the White House, where tensions could spill over in person.<\/p>\n

Both men compete in different weight classes, making an immediate matchup unlikely, though the war of words has raised questions about whether the promotion could broker a catchweight bout down the line.<\/p>\n

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