After UFC 317, in a post-fight interview, newly crowned UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria challenged Paddy Pimblett after defeating former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira on Saturday.
Pimblett was sitting octagon-side at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to witness the knockout. He then entered the cage to face-off against Topuria.
“That was a heavy knockout. I give you that respect, but you will never knock me out,” Pimblett said to Topuria. Topuria quipped back, “I’m going to submit you… I’m going to put my balls on your forehead you little p***y” before shoving Pimblett.
The situation could have escalated into something more.