{"id":41278,"date":"2026-10-27T05:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Javier-Mendez-watched-GaethjeTopuria-9-times-KhabibMcGregor-just-3-203373"},"modified":"2026-10-27T05:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:02:12","slug":"javier-mendez-watched-gaethje-topuria-9-times-khabib-mcgregor-just-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/javier-mendez-watched-gaethje-topuria-9-times-khabib-mcgregor-just-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Javier Mendez watched Gaethje-Topuria 9 times, Khabib-McGregor just 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Javier Mendez has watched Justin
\nGaethje<\/a>‘s victory over Ilia
\nTopuria<\/a> nine times. The veteran coach says the bout\u2019s
\nback-and-forth action makes it unlike anything he has seen.<\/p>\n

Gaethje dethroned the previously unbeaten Topuria to win the
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\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> lightweight title in the main
\nevent of
\nUFC Freedom 250<\/a> at the White House in June.<\/p>\n

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Javier Mendez praises Justin Gaethje’s UFC title win over Ilia
\nTopuria for its dramatic momentum swings<\/h2>\n

After a closely contested first round, Topuria nearly finished
\nGaethje with body shots and submission attempts in the second, but
\nthe American survived. \u201cThe Highlight\u201d found success over the next
\ntwo rounds, though \u201cEl Matador\u201d continued to have his moments.
\nTopuria\u2019s corner stopped the bout after the fourth round, giving
\nGaethje the victory by technical knockout.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Submission Radio, Mendez described the matchup as his
\nfavorite fight to watch, emphasizing how the momentum repeatedly
\nshifted between Gaethje and Topuria.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve watched that sucker nine times now,\u201d Mendez said.<\/p>\n

Mendez said the action went back and forth from the opening bell to
\nthe finish, leaving him unsure who would ultimately prevail. He
\ncontrasted the matchup with Khabib
\nNurmagomedov<\/a>\u2019s victory over Conor
\nMcGregor<\/a>, saying he had watched that fight three times.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one here, from the beginning till the finish, there’s no way
\nin hell you’re going to tell me that it was one-sided,\u201d Mendez
\nadded. \u201cThat thing went back and forth from the beginning. Where in
\nthe history of MMA, seriously, think about this, when have you seen
\nit back and forth like that? Never.\u201d<\/p>\n