MIAMI – Ilia Topuria has lost interest in a potential fight against Paddy Pimblett.
After several shots at each other in interviews and on social media, a scuffle in a hotel lobby, and a post-fight callout in the octagon, Topuria said he is done trying to get a fight against Pimblett. Now highly ranked and with his sights on the UFC featherweight title, Topuria believes he’s past Pimblett and fighting him would be taking a step back.
“Paddy, you know what happens with Paddy?” Topuria said in Spanish at a media day this past Saturday. “He’s a person that media attention wise, he’s big. But as a fighter we all know he’s not worth anything. He’s not even ranked. He hasn’t done anything.
