Ilia Topuria has spoken out for the first time since his crushing defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC White House.‘El Matador’ retired on his stool in the main event after an exceptional performance from American Gaethje and was rushed straight to hospital with his face bloodied and bruised.Gaethje kept on finding the target with his deadly jab to put a beatdown on Topuria and become the new UFC lightweight championGettyThe fight was almost stopped after three rounds, but Topuria pleaded with the UFC’s doctor to let the fight continue and it ended five minutes laterGettyUFC CEO Dana White labelled it a ‘rough night’ for the former champion, claiming Topuria, now 17-1 in his professional MMA career, may have sustained an orbital fracture.Topuria wants Gaethje rematchWriting on Instagram just hours after losing the UFC lightweight title, Topuria revealed he lost sight in both eyes during the fight and expressed his intentions to get an immediate rematch.“Justin, congratulations. You said you’d leave your mark on my face… and you did,” Topuria said.“You took the sight from my right eye in the first round, and by the end of the second, from my left too.“No excuses. I had one of the best camps of my life. I came in sharp, prepared, and ready. Last night was your night.“That’s the nature of this game. Glory and pain walk side by side.“I’ll heal. I’ll rest. And I’ll return stronger, wiser, and far more dangerous.“And trust me… this story between us is far from over. We will have our rematch.”Topuria did find success in the headliner of the UFC’s historic White House show, landing multiple damaging left hooks to the body, which Gaethje himself admitted left him wounded.However, the judges had the Georgian-Spanish star down 39-37 on all three scorecards before referee Marc Goddard waved off the contest in round four.Gaethje’s brutal beatdownTopuria vs GaethjeSignificant strikesTotalTopuria: 97 of 162Gaethje: 91 of 192HeadTopuria: 55 of 112 (56 per cent)Gaethje: 79 of 175 (86 per cent)BodyTopuria: 37 of 45 (38 per cent)Gaethje: 8 of 12 (8 per cent)LegTopuria: 5 of 5 (5 per cent)Gaethje: 4 of 5 (4 per cent)Topuria absorbed 79 significant blows to the head from Gaethje at UFC White HouseGettyOfficial UFC statistics show Topuria actually had more significant strikes during the contest, but Gaethje far outlanded his opponent when targeting the head.Of Gaethje’s 91 total significant strikes, 79 connected with the head, compared to 55 from Topuria.Altogether, 86 per cent of Gaethje’s significant strikes found Topuria’s head.Gaethje had promised to ‘throw missiles’ at Topuria, and ‘The Highlight’ did exactly that.Another Highlight“I am made for these moments,” Gaethje told Joe Rogan in the Octagon after his victory, becoming undisputed UFC lightweight champion for the first time in his illustrious career.“This sport was made for me, and I’ve shown you why. I’m the most consistent, exciting guy that’s ever been in this cage.Gaethje has been in the UFC since 2017 and fully deserved his championship win against TopuriaGetty“I’ve watched UFC from day one, I’m a huge fan, that’s the only reason why I tried it, and I’m unmatched – I’m telling you.”The 37-year-old had made it very clear in the build-up to UFC White House that this was his last chance to claim an undisputed UFC title.He previously won the interim strap at 155lbs against Tony Ferguson in May 2020, but failed to make it undisputed against Khabib Nurmagomedov five months later.Gaethje may have considered retiring from the sport altogether if he was unsuccessful this past weekend, but now the new champion has some potentially massive fights on the horizon.The American still may decide to hang the gloves up, having promised his mother not to make a decision on retirement on fight night.No. 6-ranked UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett has made it clear he wants a rematch with Gaethje.Topuria was confident he would go out and secure another KO, having stopped legends Charles Oliveira, Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski in his previous boutsGettyBut ‘The Highlight,’ as he has done to so many, left ‘El Matador’ broken and a bloody messGettyGaethje became the interim champion at 155lbs by outpointing ‘The Baddy’ at UFC 324 in January.The division’s No. 1 contender, Arman Tsarukyan, is also patiently waiting for his undisputed title shot and could find himself against Gaethje next.