Paddy Pimblett breaks silence on ‘leaked' next fight as Dana White reveals if he'll make Topuria UFC grudge match next
'MAD' Paddy Pimblett breaks silence on 'leaked' next fight as Dana White reveals if he'll make Topuria UFC grudge match next
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PADDY PIMBLETT has broken his silence on the supposed leaking of his next fight.
The Brit submission specialist hasn't fought since his demolition job of fellow fan favourite Michael Chandler at UFC 314 in Miami.
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Paddy Pimblett butchered Michael Chandler in their UFC 314 showdown in April
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Pimblett has been linked with an August 16 showdown with fan favourite Justin Gaethje
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'The Baddy' has addressed rumours that he'll be fighting 'The Highlight' next
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But middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis seemingly revealed the Liverpudlian would be back in action on the undercard of his UFC 319 title defence against Khamzat Chimaev on August 16.
DDP told Ahmed Amwell during a recent trip to Dubai: "It's gonna be a big card.
"The co-main event is Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje."
Du Plessis' comments spread like wildfire and quickly came to the attention of Pimblett, who didn't mince his words on the matter.
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The former Cage Warriors featherweight champion said: "Yous are mad if you think I'm fighting in August."
MMA fans around the world are hoping Pimblett's next fight will be against new lightweight champion, Ilia Topuria
The pair, who have beef dating back to 2021, took part in a heated face-off last weekend following Topuria's brutal first-round KO of Charles Oliveira at UFC 317.
Security had to separate the duo after Topuria SHOVED his long-time nemesis, who revelled in the moment after he left the octagon.
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Paddy Pimblett didn't mince his words on a potential fight with Justin Gaethje
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Pimblett clashed with Ilia Topuria after his UFC 317 KO of Charles Oliveira
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Their impromptu face-off has set the table for a grudge match over four years in the making.
But UFC supremo Dana White has seemingly already shot down the prospect of the two stars clashing next.
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He said: "I don't know who the hell let him in there. That should've never happened.
"Let's start there. I was already back in my room, or that would've never happened."
He added: "(Van) is the No. 1 contender, and I just said the winner of that fight will get a title shot, so obviously the fans wanted it, too.
"My thing with Topuria is his wife and kid are in the octagon.
"That's not the fight. It's just, yeah. It shouldn't happen.
"That's not really what we do. I don't really give a sh*t if it's fun to watch or not. That shouldn't have happened.
"Plus, he wins a second title in a higher division. It was a bad call by whoever let him in there."
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