{"id":641154,"date":"2025-11-08T07:06:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=641154"},"modified":"2025-11-08T07:06:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:06:39","slug":"paddy-pimblett-blasts-ilia-topuria-for-allegedly-stalling-title-fight-talks-with-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/paddy-pimblett-blasts-ilia-topuria-for-allegedly-stalling-title-fight-talks-with-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy Pimblett Blasts Ilia Topuria For Allegedly \u2018Stalling\u2019 Title Fight Talks With The UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"

The buildup between Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria has been brewing for years. These two have genuine bad blood that goes back to a hotel confrontation in London. Pimblett famously threw a bottle of hand sanitizer at ‘El Matador’ during that heated exchange. <\/p>

Fast forward to UFC 317 in June, where Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira to win the vacant lightweight championship. Immediately after that victory, Pimblett entered the cage for a face-off with the new champion. Topuria pushed him, tensions flared, and everyone assumed this fight would happen next. The champion even said he wanted to hurt ‘The Baddy’ and that Pimblett was who he wanted to face. But according to the Liverpool fighter, things have gone quiet since then. Dana White recently stated that nothing has been decided regarding the lightweight title picture. <\/p>

Paddy Pimblett Questions Why Topuria Won’t Sign The Contract<\/h2>

Pimblett (23-3<\/a>) claims the champion has been presented with a bout agreement but won’t sign it. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Pimblett didn’t hold back his frustration about the situation. He’s been waiting for Topuria to confirm his side of the deal, and the delays are starting to annoy him.He laid out his case clearly during his recent YouTube video.<\/p>

“Just want to get a fight signed, man. All Ilia has done is talk sh*t about me saying I’m sh*t, saying I don’t deserve to fight him. After his last fight, we got in the cage and he pushed me. I think it’s happening, and now he’s stalling. He’s not saying yes to the fight. He’s stalling. If I’m that sh*t, lad, why don’t you take an easy fight and just beat me then? Step up. As (Mike) Tyson said, ‘Sign the contract, big boy.'”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

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