Ilia Topuria Insults Justin Gaethje and Manager Ali Abdelaziz

The former champion followed up his glove-tampering claims with a direct, profane message aimed at his rivals on social media.

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The bad blood between former champion Ilia Topuria, new lightweight king Justin Gaethje, and dominance manager Ali Abdelaziz has officially boiled over. Immediately after posting that he was medically cleared to fight and accusing Gaethje of using loaded gloves, Topuria fired a second, highly aggressive message on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.

"By the way Justin, fck you. And Ali, fck you too," Topuria wrote plainly.

The direct insults quickly caught the attention of the MMA community, prompting a surprising reaction from Abdelaziz. Rather than firing back with insults, the polarization manager took the high road on social media. Abdelaziz welcomed Topuria back to full health but explicitly stated he would not use profane language in return out of respect for Topuria's son, whom he called a friend. Meanwhile, with UFC CEO Dana White openly considering a massive rematch between Gaethje and Topuria, the fierce online rivalry ensures their next potential meeting will be incredibly highly anticipated.