Pimblett has shut down the idea of a fight with Topuria after their altercation at UFC London.
- Jorge Masvidal Gamebred T-Shirt “I’ll give him his due, it was a good knockout,” said Pimblett. “It was a very good knockout, especially after taking that head kick in the first round. Despite ruling out Topuria as an opponent, Pimblett did give him credit for his knockout. No one knew who Ilia Topuria — or ‘hand sanitizer boy’ — was until he tried to start an altercation with me. Because of the bad blood and now-viral quarrel, a potential fight between Topuria and Pimblett was even more appealing, especially if they earned wins at UFC London on Saturday night. ‘El Matador’ ran into and swung at ‘The Baddy’, who threw a bottle of hand sanitizer in return before they were separated.
Paddy Pimblett is carving out a reputation for taking his licks and doubling up on the return. Pimblett scored a first-round submission win over Rodrigo ...
Buoyed by the raucous support of his fellow Englishmen, Pimblett locked in a rear-naked choke. Pimblett, a former Cage Warriors champion, improved to 2-0 in the Octagon and extended his active winning streak to four. Paddy Pimblett is carving out a reputation for taking his licks and doubling up on the return.
Pimblett was hailed by UFC president Dana White, after sending Londons O2 Arena wild with a spectacular submission victory over Mexicos Rodrigo Vargas.
"I get hit with a big shot, and it was a sloppy takedown attempt from me to be honest. "Who wouldn't be interested in that fight? When he was in trouble, he came back and turned the fight around and won.
Liverpool fan Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett came away with a submission victory over Kazula Vargas at UFC London last night. Virgil Van Dijk took to Twitter to ...
His reply showed genuine disbelief and thankfulness to Van Dijk reaching out. I’m sure I speak for the rest of us and say make it happen. Paddy Pimblett, being the Liverpool fan that he is, showed his delight for the tweet and responded to Van Dijk’s post.
Ilia Topuria doesn't expect rival Paddy Pimblett to sign on for a fight with him anytime soon.
“But if it doesn’t happen that way, I want to go back to 145 pounds. I don’t care about the weight with Paddy.” “With Paddy, I don’t give a f*** about any weight class,” he added. “Really, he’s nobody,” Topuria said in Spanish. “He’s s***. No, he’s nothing. “Never ever, I don’t think so. In his post-fight interview, he mentioned Pimblett as a possible opponent, but later sounded reluctant to discuss the popular English fighter when speaking to the media backstage.
Image caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 19: Paddy Pimblett celebrates with Molly Mccann after defeating Kazula Vargas during UFC Fight Night: Volkov v ...
Immediately after her knockout, he tweeted “MOLLY WELCOME TO BARSTOOL SPORTS!” “Yeah lad, Barstool is the best company in the world lad,” Pimblett said. “Barstool was made for me, I was made for Barstool. Seriously, when I went into that office, I was just like, ‘this is me.