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Ilia Topuria's life could be ruined with Justin Gaethje rematch, says former UFC KO artist: "He needs a proper return fight"

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A former UFC fan favorite believes Ilia Topuria might want to think twice if offered an immediate rematch with Justin Gaethje.

Play-by-play commentator Jon Anik turned some heads recently when he shared his belief that there is “strong consideration†within the UFC brass to book Gaethje vs. Topuria 2. Gaethje handed Topuria his first pro MMA loss in brutal fashion at the conclusion of UFC Freedom 250. “El Matador†suffered fractures in both his orbital bones on his way to a TKO loss after he didn't get off his stool for the final round.

In the process, Topuria also lost the UFC Lightweight Championship. Some feel the loss was devastating enough that an immediate rematch would be a bad idea. While Matt Brown doesn't think it's a bad idea for business, he took to MMAFighting‘s “The Fighter vs. The Writer†to caution Topuria before he accepts his return fight.

“I get where the UFC is coming from. I get where the UFC would want to make that fight,†Brown said. “The downside of that fight, you might ruin Ilia Topuria's life. If that first fight repeats itself, I'm not sure Ilia comes back the same. I'm not sure he comes back from the first one already. If you actually care about Ilia's life, you need to put him in there with someone like a [Renato] Moicano.

“He needs a proper return fight, in my opinion. You see this in boxing all the time. Guys don't come back from wars like that and go try again unless it's like [Arturo] Gatti and [Micky] Ward. It's pretty rare that these type of fights get rebooked and it happens right away. You've got to rebuild it back up and give the guy a tuneup when you come off a loss.â€

Gaethje has said that he'd rather not fight Topuria next. “The Highlight†is more interested in seeking revenge against Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira, or even a fresh matchup against Arman Tsarukyan, who is scheduled to meet Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 on Sept. 19. Gaethje doesn't believe Topuria should get an immediate rematch after quitting on his stool.

Do you think Ilia Topuria needs a different fight before considering the rematch with Justin Gaethje? Sound off in the comments below.

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UFC Vegas 124: 'Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker' Live Results and Highlights

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The Octagon remains at the Apex for tonight's UFC Vegas 124 event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Johnny Walker.

Cortes-Acosta (17-4 MMA) will enter this evening's main event with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. ‘Salsa Boy' is coming off unanimous decision losses to Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov in his most recent Octagon appearances. Prior to those setbacks, Waldo had strung together three straight stoppage wins, including a second-round TKO victory over Derrick Lewis.

Meanwhile, Johnny Walker (23-10 MMA) made his return to heavyweight last month and scored first-round knockout victory over Mick Parkin. The 34-year-old Brazilian has gone 2-3 over his past five fights overall.

UFC Vegas 124 is co-headlined by a women's strawweight bout between perennial division contenders Tatiana Suarez and Virna Jandiroba.

Suarez (12-1 MMA) will enter the contest on a two-fight winning streak, this after scoring victories over Amanda Lemos and Loopy Godinez in her most recent Octagon appearances. Prior to those triumphs, Tatiana had suffered her first career loss at the hands of Weili Zhang in a bout for the women's strawweight title.

Meanwhile, Virna Jandiroba (23-4 MMA) most previously competed this past April, where she scored a unanimous decision victory over Tabatha Ricci. Prior to that, ‘Carcará' dropped a decision to Mackenzie Dern in a fight for the promotion's then vacant strawweight title at UFC 321.

Get all of tonight's live results and highlights below (refresh for updates):

UFC Vegas 124 Main Card (8pm EST on Paramount+)

265 lbs: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Johnny Walker – Walker def. Cortes-Acosta via TKO at 2:27 of Round 3

115 lbs: Tatiana Suarez vs. Virna Jandiroba – Suarez def. Jandiroba by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)

135 lbs: Davey Grant vs. Elijah Smith – Smith def. Grant via KO (punches) at 1:00 of Round 1

205 lbs: Billy Elekana vs. Lucas Fernando – Fernando def. Elekana by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

135 lbs: Priscila Cachoeira vs. Nina Milosevic – Milosevic def. Cachoeira via TKO (elbows and punches) at 3:40 of Round 2

125 lbs: Mitch Raposo vs. Marcos Degli – Raposo def. Degli by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

UFC Vegas 124 Prelims (5pm EST on Paramount+)

145 lbs: Ollie Schmid vs. Keiichiro Nakamura – Schmid def. Nakamura by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

265 lbs: Thomas Petersen vs. Gabriel Lorenco – Peterson def. via TKO (punches) at 4:47 of Round 3

125 lbs: Karine Silva vs. Gabriella Fernandes – Silva def. Fernandes by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

145 lbs: Murtazali Magomedov vs. Jose Delano – Magomedov def. Delano by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

145 lbs: Austin Bashi vs. Carlos Calderon – Bashi def. Calderon via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:07 of Round 1

185 lbs: Andre Petroski vs. Mantas Kondratavicius – Petroski def. Kondratavicius via TKO (ground and pound) at 4:39 of Round 2

170 lbs: Seokhyeon Ko vs. Wellington Turman – Ko def. Turman by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

170 lbs: Jose Souza vs. Jonny Parsons – Souza def. Parsons via KO (punches) at 4:16 of Round 2

Who are you picking to emerge victorious in tonight's heavyweight main event between Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Johnny Walker? Share your predictions in the comment section Penn Nation!

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Video: Mo Deen’s vicious knockout sparks all-out brawl with chairs, steel barricades flying at Unhinged 3

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Video: Mo Deen’s vicious knockout sparks all-out brawl with chairs, steel barricades flying at Unhinged 3

The influencer boxing scene had a tough night, with a card getting cancelled before the Unhinged 3 main event.

On Saturday, influencer HSTikkyTokky put on a boxing event in Ireland, and in one of the featured contests featured winless Misfits Boxing fighter Mo Deen taking on MrTikTokUK. At long last, Mo Deen got a win, knocking down is overmatched opponent multiple times before delivering a fight-ending knockout.

After the win, Mo Deen leaped into the crowd towards the commentary table, where he attempted to get his hands on English Defence League co-founder and controversial U.K. political activist Tommy Robinson.

From there, Robinson is shown on camera holding a book, and Mo Deen attacked him in the ring, and all hell broke loose. Check out the footage below.

Chairs and even steel barricades were seen being lifted and thrown throughout the melee that took place in and around the ring, and the crowd. A few minutes later, the promotion called the event then and there.

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Khamzat Chimaevs undefeated teammate reportedly lands UFC 335 fight

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A bitter feud will reportedly come to a head at the
Ultimate Fighting Championship's final numbered event of
2026.

Damian
Pinas (11-1) and Baisangur
Susurkaev (12-0) are reportedly scheduled to clash at UFC
335 on Dec. 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. VestnikMMA first reported the matchup.

Damian Pinas and Baisangur Susurkaev’s feud leads to reported
UFC 335 fight

Both Pinas and Susurkaev have traded barbs online. Susurkaev
started the feud by claiming to not know who Pinas is. Pinas then
called out Susurkaev after his win over Cesar
Almeida in July. Pinas doubled down on his criticism of
Susurkaev after finishing Andrey
Pulyaev in October.

Pinas has secured stoppage victories in all his professional wins,
with his lone loss coming via disqualification for an illegal kick
on the Brazilian regional scene back in 2024. “The Baba Yaga†has
finished all three of his UFC fights inside the first round since
earning a contract on
Dana White's Contender Series last year.

Meanwhile, Susurkaev, Khamzat
Chimaev's training partner, has also stopped all three of his
UFC opponents. The undefeated Chechen has only seen the judges'
scorecards once in 12 professional wins. While Susurkaev was
originally scheduled to fight Donte
Johnson at UFC
334 in November, he withdrew for undisclosed reasons.

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