Is Paddy Pimblett vs. Ilia Topuria one of MMA’s only legitimate rivalries?
Over the UFC’s 30+ year run, there have been plenty of iconic feuds. Liddell vs. Ortiz. Cormier vs. Jones. McGregor vs. Khabib. But in more recent years, there’s been a significant lack of true rivalries in mixed martial arts, with one glaring exception.
“Wherever you fall, I think at a minimum, what we can observe is happening here is MMA has a true rivalry and there’s just not a lot of them out there,” Chael Sonnen said while discussing the ongoing spat between Pimblett and Topuria on his YouTube channel.