Justin Gaethje’s coach identified Ilia Topuria tendency that his fighter has also admitted to

Trevor Wittman revealed what he learned when watching footage on Ilia Topuria.

Justin Gaethje has said the percentages are against Topuria with regard to him coming back as the identical fighter he was before his first loss.

‘The Highlight’ explained after beating ‘El Matador’ that it’s going to be tough for the previous champion to face opponents that won’t fear him anymore.

Gaethje’s coach believes that Topuria made a mistake that cost him the potential of getting a finish, which then allowed the American to prove that his opponent wasn’t unbeatable.

After losing his belt and undefeated record, what’s next for Ilia Topuria?

Trevor Wittman noticed how drained Ilia Topuria gets after he grapples in fights

Ilia Topuria could have more submission wins than knockouts but his decision to chase a hurt Justin Gaethje to the bottom within the second round didn’t repay for him.

Despite coming from a wrestling background, Gaethje has said previously that he doesn’t utilize this contained in the Octagon since it tires him out too quickly.

The American’s coach recently revealed that he noticed that the identical thing happens to Topuria, which might make their job to wear ‘El Matador’ out and drag him into deep waters even easier.

“In that fight, yes, there was a time where I told him to push forward and now we’ve got to be on his shadow and that is where we break him and that was truly our strategy,” Trevor Wittman told THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas. “I’ve seen in lots of fights watching Ilia, after he grapples, he gets very drained.

“He gets super flat. He gets ploddy together with his feet. There’s no faints, there’s no on the ball of the foot and being fast and athletic. It’s more heavy, heavy, heavy. Walking within the sand.”

When Topuria signed to the UFC, he was often called a submission specialist.

Since then, he’s only recorded one submission win, but was capable of knock out three future Hall of Famers in consecutive title fights.

Topuria admitted earlier this yr that he consciously modified his style because he knows that fans wish to see entertaining fights and that not everyone watching will understand the technical side of the game.

The previous champion’s manager revealed that the very first thing he said to him after his first loss was asking whether the fans enjoyed his fight.