Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett clash in Qatar

Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett person agelong had a strained narration that has been shared connected societal media, and their in-person brushwood has been nary different. Every accidental brushwood betwixt them has ended with a premix of contempt, defiance, and half-serious words.

On the eve of the authoritative weigh-in for the UFC's inaugural lawsuit successful Qatar, Topuria entered the gathering with his member Aleksandr, portion Paddy Pimblett stood acceptable to participate Luke Riley's corner. Their brushwood instantly attracted attention.

Topuria was the archetypal to telephone out:
"What's up, bro?"

Pimblett replied:
"What's up, everything okay?"

That's wherever each civility ended. As helium passed the door, Topuria shouted:
"F*** it."

Pimblett did his part:
"Come on, calm down, chorizo."

UFC information instantly separated them, but it seemed that the struggle would proceed a fewer hours aboriginal astatine the ceremonial weigh-in. Their feud has been going connected for years, dating backmost to a London lawsuit erstwhile they got into a carnal altercation successful the hallway, with Pimblett throwing a vessel of manus sanitizer astatine Topuria. The incidental earned him the nickname Paddy inactive uses contiguous erstwhile helium wants to situation a caller champion – "Hand Sanitizer Boy".

Topuria aft winning the belt

The hostility was further heightened past June erstwhile Ilia Topuria knocked retired Charles Oliveira to triumph the lightweight belt. Moments later, Pimblett walked into the octagon and stood look to look with him, arsenic if to instantly sow the seeds of a aboriginal fight.

After the UFC signed a caller woody with Paramount, determination is expanding speculation that this peculiar bout could beryllium 1 of the aboriginal large main events nether the caller TV company. Paddy has publically called retired Topuria and demanded a fight, but determination is nary authoritative statement yet.

Their struggle continues to pull the attraction of fans and the media, and each consequent accidental to conscionable announces a caller circular of provocations and disagreements. While successful the past, the clashes took spot successful the hallways and octagon, present the feuds are besides being carried implicit to societal media, making their narration 1 of the astir celebrated rivalries successful the UFC.