Photos: Ilia Topuria almost unrecognizable after brutal UFC White House main event loss to Gaethje

Ilia Topuria came into the UFC Freedom 250 card as a massive favorite, but he left the White House without his belt and ended up on a trip to the hospital. After an entertaining back-and-forth contest, Justin Gaethje won the lightweight title as he pulled off a huge upset and badly battered Topuria over multiple rounds.

Topuria came in with a pristine 17-0 record, but the scenes at the UFC White House main event saw him take significant damage for the first time in his career. The now former two-division champion was badly battered by his larger opponent, and lost his belt after he didn’t get off the stool for the fifth round.

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Topuria looked almost unrecognizable, and photos of his badly swollen and busted up face are also starting to circulate online after the event.

Topuria dropped his overall record to 17-1, and is still just 29 years old. There were previously talks of retirement, but Gaethje has now become an undisputed champion at age 37.

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