Paddy Pimblett: ‘I’ll do the exact same thing’ to Ilia Topuria that I did to Michael Chandler at UFC 314

Paddy Pimblett would desire to welcome Ilia Topuria to the gentle-weight division after the ideal performance of his profession at UFC 314.

Within the co-major match of Saturday’s card in Miami, Pimblett decimated and stopped Michael Chandler to cross to 7-0 within the UFC.

A pleasant fight awaits “The Baddy,” and diverse fans would desire to take into fable Pimbett’s rivalry with extinct featherweight champ Ilia Topuria play out within the octagon. Pimblett used to be requested about that doable bout after calling out the likes of Justin Gaethje, Charles Oliveira, and Arman Tsarukyan in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.

“To be factual, I forgot about him,” Pimblett acknowledged. “I forgot all about him, or I’d’ve mentioned him within the cage. … That’s how irrelevant he’s. I’m ranked higher than he’s at gentle-weight so I’d desire to welcome him at 155, nevertheless curiously he’s sitting out and anticipating the title shot.

“Nonetheless what I’ve factual accomplished to Chandler, [that’s] the blueprint to beating him. I’ll live the categorical same thing to Ilia what I’ve accomplished to Chandler.”

Pimblett hopes to fight for the gentle-weight title in 2026 by securing one other victory, and regardless of who that is — whether or now no longer it’s Islam Makhachev, or any person else — the rising valuable person will be ready to entire what’s needed.

“I’ve viewed stuff the place Islam could maybe maybe retire after one other protection or two, or if [Jack Della Maddalena] beats Belal Muhammad, he’ll cross up and fight for the welterweight belt,” Pimblett defined. “I label now no longer hold any concept, nevertheless obviously you prepare to fight the ideal, so I’m training to fight Islam Makhachev, nevertheless he could maybe maybe now no longer even be the champion by the time I receive there.

“We’re factual going to hold to take into fable what occurs. You’ve received to let all of it play out, haven’t you? Whoever’s in front of me, that’s who I fight. Whoever the UFC sends me… that’s who I fight next, and that’ll be whoever I fight next.”