One of Ilia Topuria ’s training partners had to ask the UFC champion to ease up in sparring this month, as “El Matador” prepares to fight at the White House. On 14 June, Topuria will defend his lightweight title against interim champion Justin Gaethje , as the pair clash at an unprecedented event in Washington, DC . And as Topuria prepares for that bout, and aims to stay undefeated as a professional, he has been looking fierce in training – so much so that one of his partners had to ask him to take it a little easier. Ilia Topuria (left) in sparring ahead of his June clash with Justin Gaethje (Ilia Topuria / YouTube) In footage shared on Topuria’s YouTube channel, one partner told him at a certain point, “Go a little softer,” to which the Georgian-Spaniard replied, “Yes?” “Yes,” his partner confirmed, before later saying, “You’re a gazelle,” and: “He’s so heated, he thinks Justin is in front of him.” Another added: “We’re not Justin!” Topuria later said: “I don’t even notice when I pick up the pace.…