Paddy Pimblett is the man to dethrone Ilia Topuria from his UFC lightweight championship throne, according to a former UFC welterweight title challenger. This sentiment about Pimblett came from his Liverpool compatriot, Darren Till, who prepares to box Luke Rockhold closer to the month’s end for Misfits Boxing.
This feud between Topuria and Pimblett has been building for a while, with the initial sentiment from many being that we likely wouldn’t see an in-cage payoff for the rivalry with Topuria fighting at featherweight at the time.
Since Topuria transitioned full-time up to 155 pounds and considering Pimblett’s run of success that has seen him mostly recently finish former UFC title challenger Michael Chandler, it seems like this fight is almost an inevitability someday between the Georgian champion and the surging UK contender.