Paddy Pimblett’s incredible cageside reaction to Ilia Topuria rendering Charles Oliveira unconscious was caught on camera.
The Liverpudlian was sitting only a few feet away from the Octagon at the T-Mobile Arena when Topuria flattened Oliveira with a dynamite right hand in the opening stanza.
Israel Adesanya/GETTYPimblett looked stunned as the punch landed[/caption]As the punch connected, Pimblett rose to his feet with a stunned expression painted on his face.
But that look of astonishment quickly turned into a wide grin, as ‘Paddy The Baddy’ began to rub his hands together with delight.
The newly-crowned lightweight champion then jumped up on the cage and started gesturing towards Pimblett.
Moments later, Pimblett hopped over the barrier and made his way to the cage to confront Topuria.
“Well done, lad, well done, that was a heavy knockout, but you will never knock me out,” shouted Pimblett.
“You know you can’t knock me out. I finish you, little man.”
Topuria fired back: “Watch what is going to happen with you.
“I’m going to take your head out. I’m going to submit you, you little p*****.
“I’m going to put my balls on your forehead, you p****.”
Topuria then shoved Pimblett as security stepped in to break up the bitter rivals before things turned ugly.
YouTube - Israel AdesanyaPimblett started to smile and rub his hands together moments later[/caption] Here’s how Pimblett and Topuria match upView Tweet: twitter.com/hashtag/UFC317?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Pimblett is currently ranked No.8 at 155lbs and is likely one win away from a title shot.
However, the UFC are clearly angling towards the grudge match happening in the not-so-distant future due to the massive earning potential attached to it.
Both men haven’t seen eye to eye since their scuffle at UFC London in 2022.
Pimblett bounced a bottle of hand sanitiser off Topuria’s head before the Spaniard took a swipe at his adversary.
Topuria told assembled media at the UFC 317 post-fight press conference that he would love to make the first defence of his lightweight crown against Pimblett, but admits that it is unlikely to happen next.
At this stage, it seems far more plausible that No.1 contender Arman Tsarukyan will be given the shot before him.
The Armenian had a title fight fall through with Topuria’s predecessor, Islam Makhachev, earlier this year, and made weight as the back-up fighter for Saturday night’s headliner.
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