{"id":31640,"date":"2026-10-02T17:40:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31640"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:40:50","slug":"justin-gaethjes-shocking-ilia-topuria-win-has-joe-rogan-making-a-bold-claim-about-his-ufc-legacy-and-future-international-sports-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31640","title":{"rendered":"Justin Gaethje\u2019s shocking Ilia Topuria win has Joe Rogan making a bold claim about his UFC legacy and future | International Sports News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134642920,imgsize-67862,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/134642920.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Gaethje\u2019s shocking Ilia Topuria win has Joe Rogan making a bold claim about his UFC legacy and future\" title=\"Justin Gaethje\u2019s shocking Ilia Topuria win has Joe Rogan making a bold claim about his UFC legacy and future\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Justin Gaethje\u2019s shocking Ilia Topuria win has Joe Rogan making a bold claim about his UFC legacy and future\">Justin Gaethje\u2019s shocking Ilia Topuria win has Joe Rogan making a bold claim about his UFC legacy and future<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/joe-rogan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Rogan<\/a> believes Justin Gaethje has already done enough to leave MMA as one of its all-time greats. Gaethje shocked Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14, beating the previously undefeated champion by a fourth-round corner stoppage at the White House.<!-- --> The win gave Gaethje the undisputed UFC lightweight title and added the biggest achievement of his career to an already long list of major fights and titles.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Why does Joe Rogan believe Justin Gaethje can retire as an all-time great?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rogan discussed Gaethje\u2019s career during the JRE MMA Show with Sean Sharaf and pointed to the setting and importance of his win over Topuria. For Rogan, the moment was bigger than simply winning another championship fight.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>\u201cThere\u2019s a bunch of different ways to approach fighting, and one of the worst ways is to chase glory,\u201d Rogan said. <!-- -->\u201cBecause, you know, glory does come to the greats. The glory that Justin Gaethje got when he beat Ilia Topuria at the White House. No one\u2019s ever gonna experience that. One of the greatest moments in the history of combat sports.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Rogan then made his view on Gaethje\u2019s future clear.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>\u201cHe could certainly walk away, especially Gaethje. He\u2019s had this insane career. Incredible career. He could definitely walk away now and be one of the all time greats.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Gaethje\u2019s victory was especially important because the undisputed lightweight title had remained one of the biggest missing pieces in his career. Before facing Topuria, he had already won the interim lightweight title twice and captured the BMF belt. The UFC had also described the Topuria fight as a chance for Gaethje to complete his career by finally winning the undisputed championship.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The result also ended Topuria\u2019s unbeaten run. After four rounds at the White House, his corner stopped the fight, giving Gaethje the championship by TKO. <!-- -->The UFC officially recorded the finish at 5:00 of Round 4.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>What happened between Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The fight did not go smoothly for Gaethje from the start. Topuria hurt his body during the second round and appeared to have an opening to finish the fight. Gaethje later explained to Rogan that the body shots may have played an important role in what happened next.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>\u201cYou know, him hurting my body was one of the main reasons I won,\u201d Gaethje said. \u201cWhen I dropped, it wasn\u2019t the first time he hit me in the body. <!-- -->It was probably like the fourth or fifth one. And he had landed some really clean shots, and he could probably sense that I was in trouble and hurt.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Gaethje believes Topuria then spent too much energy trying to end the fight after seeing him hurt.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>\u201cAnd I think that fact made him dump everything, because it was his last chance to take me out,\u201d he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Gaethje eventually turned the fight around and kept building pressure as the rounds went on. <!-- -->By the end of the fourth, Topuria\u2019s corner decided he should not continue. Recent comments from Gaethje have also made clear that he does not blame Topuria for the stoppage, saying the decision came from his coaches.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>At 37, Gaethje now has a major decision ahead of him. He can continue as the undisputed lightweight champion or consider ending a career that has already included some of the biggest fights in UFC history. Rogan\u2019s view is clear: after what Gaethje achieved against Topuria, he has already created a legacy that would be difficult to repeat.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/international-sports\/justin-gaethjes-shocking-ilia-topuria-win-has-joe-rogan-making-a-bold-claim-about-his-ufc-legacy-and-future\/articleshow\/134642920.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Gaethje\u2019s shocking Ilia Topuria win has Joe Rogan making a bold claim about his UFC legacy and future Joe Rogan believes Justin Gaethje has already done enough to leave MMA as one of its all-time greats. 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