Justin Gaethje has had plenty of support from fans ahead of tonight’s main event.
While Dana White isn’t doubting Gaethje’s ability, most people see this as a tough challenge for the interim lightweight champion.
There have been questions about Ilia Topuria’s mindset leading up to the fight, but he’s always been known for his calm and focused approach once he steps into the Octagon.
‘El Matador’ is the clear favourite going into the title unification bout, but results from Bloody Elbow’s poll indicate that fan opinion might not fully align with those odds.
Just 12% split in final predictions between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje
Alex Pereira has a huge lead over Ciryl Gane in fan predictions, which is no surprise. But the numbers for the main event are much closer than many expected.
Topuria remains the favourite, but only by a slim margin—he leads with 56.14% of the votes, just 260 ahead out of more than two thousand cast.
Gaethje picked up just under 44%, reflecting strong backing even if he isn’t expected to win outright.
A lot of comments pointed out that while some fans want to see Gaethje pull off an upset, they aren’t necessarily betting on it happening. For many, it’s more about hoping he can shake things up.
The fan base seems divided not just on who will win, but also why they want each fighter to come out on top. Topuria’s confidence this week has clearly rubbed some people up the wrong way.
Some fans simply don’t buy into the hype around Topuria and think Gaethje has what it takes to prove people wrong once again.
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