Ilia Topuria’s confidence before UFC Freedom 250 has become one of the biggest talking points after his shocking loss to Justin Gaethje at the White House on Sunday night. Topuria entered the main event with a perfect 17-0 professional record and was widely expected to continue his dominant run. The former two-division champion appeared so certain of victory that he reportedly changed his Instagram bio to “18-0” months before stepping into the Octagon.
