The long-running feud between Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria continues to simmer, with Pimblett firing fresh shots in a recent interview.
The Liverpool lightweight, never one to shy from a scrap or a soundbite, addressed the widespread belief that Topuria would “steamroll” him if the two finally meet in the Octagon. Pimblett, in typical fashion, wasn’t having any of it.
Paddy Pimblett Talks Ilia Topuria
“People just think he’d steamroll me. But it’s different when there’s that much size difference,” Pimblett said to Verse Us with Eric Nicksick, pointing out that he’s the bigger man.