Laura Sanko & Din Thomas — Topuria vs Gaethje prediction
Laura Sanko and Din Thomas of One On One | MMA preview and predict the Topuria vs Gaethje bout at UFC Freedom 250, with timestamped clips and linked FightCardIQ bout coverage.
Picks scorecard
0 of 2 decided picks correct
- Din Thomas: Track record building — 2 resolved calls so far
- Laura Sanko: Track record building — 2 resolved calls so far
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Din Thomas
Pick Ilia Topuria · to win
Result Justin Gaethje by KO/TKO, R4 Miss
All analysts: 50 picks — 50 Topuria · 0 Gaethje
Thomas says it's hard for him to see Gaethje winning on Sunday and still expects Topuria to get the better of him the majority of the time. His read is that Topuria's cleaner skill set carries over even in a dangerous, chaos-friendly matchup.
“I still have to say that the majority of the times if they were to fight, if they were to train that Ilia would get the better of him”
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Laura Sanko
Pick Ilia Topuria · to win
Result Justin Gaethje by KO/TKO, R4 Miss
All analysts: 50 picks — 50 Topuria · 0 Gaethje
Sanko agrees that Gaethje will have moments, but expects Topuria to rise to the occasion and take over with speed. Her framing is that the fight gets competitive in patches before Topuria's pace and precision separate him.
“I think Ilia rises to the occasion even more and gets the better of him.”