Paddy Pimblett

MMA stars Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria were in fighting mood as they came to blows ahead of UFC London.The two lightweights are competing in separa.

You saw me and wanted to greet me because you s*** your pants… and you should thank my team because of it wasn’t for them separating me, I would have taken your head off.” This is what happens when you disrespect me and my country!

UFC stars Pimblett and Topuria got into a physical confrontation at the fighter hotel ahead of UFC London and the war of words continued on social media.

But he will move up to lightweight for his clash this weekend, and would need to stay up there to face his rival in the octagon. "Why do you think he’s deleted the insta story already? "6 vs 1 and yous never done nothin gang of b****es," Pimblett tweeted at Topuria alongside a series of laughing emojis.

Following a heated Twitter back and forth, Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria finally met in person and things got ugly.

“So I stepped back and picked up the hand sanitiser and bounced it off his head, and then he swung a dig, and I moved out of the way of it with ease. In his mind, he proved his point and honoured his country. So you’ve just got to leave the little men to it.” So I wasn’t punching him because I’m not breaking my hand and not being able to fight and earn my money at the weekend. He appeared to launch a cup before Pimblett threw back a bottle of hand sanitiser. In April 2021, the pair of UFC athletes engaged in a social media war that escalated way too far.

Pimblett and Topuria traded words on Twitter last year, with the latter taking offence to comments made by Pimblett about Topuria's home country of Georgia.

and you should thank my team because [if] it wasn’t for them separating me, I would have taken your head off.” Pimblett, 27, proceeds to throw a bottle of hand sanitiser at the head of Topuria, who throws a punch in response – seemingly failing to land on the Liverpudlian. UFC London fighters Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria almost came to blows on Tuesday ahead of their respective bouts at the O2 Arena on Saturday.

Paddy Pimblett has been sure to remain active on Twitter since his altercation with Ilia Topuria, mocking him for the half-hearted...

You saw me and wanted to greet me because you shit your pants… and you should thank my team because of it wasn’t for them separating me, I would have taken your head off.” This is what happens when you disrespect me and my country!

Chael Sonnen feels that the recent hotel-brawl between Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria is a bad look for the UFC.

That's what led to the animosity between Topuria, who understandably took offense to Pimblett poking fun at his country with regard to an unfortunate event. Ilia Topuria, on the other hand, is set to take on Jai Herbert in the main card opening fight at the event. Paddy Pimblett is scheduled to take on fellow lightweight Rodrigo Vargas at UFC London this weekend.

Lightweights Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria got into an altercation at the fighter hotel in London ahead of this weekend's UFC London event.

You saw me and wanted to greet me because you shit your pants… and you should thank my team because of it wasn’t for them separating me, I would have taken your head off. This is what happens when you disrespect me and my country!

Paddy Pimblett will take on Mexican fighter Rodrigo 'Kazula' Vargas at UFC London this Saturday, on the undercard to the Alexander Volkov v Tom Aspinall ...

Pick up your Daily Star every day of the Cheltenham Festival for a FREE £2 shop bet with William Hill which can be used on any of the sporting action! “This fights a lose-lose for me,” he told BT Sport. “Everyone’s like, ah he should be winning anyway. "That pic on the left I was a 135er now I’m a man ready to kill anyone at 155!!!!" All the best for this week Paddy." "Told yas, I been doing this since I was a baby!" Pimblett, 27, is preparing for his second bout with the organisation at UFC London this Saturday, when he takes on Mexican fighter Rodrigo 'Kazula' Vargas at lightweight level.

Punches (and a bottle of hand sanitiser) were thrown when Paddy Pimblett and UFC featherweight Ilia Topuria crossed paths at the fighter hotel in London ...

You saw me and wanted to greet me because you s*** your pants… and you should thank my team because if it wasn’t for them separating me, I would have taken your head off. This is what happens when you disrespect me and my country!

Liverpudlian Pimblett and Ilia Topuria got into a physical confrontation at the fighter's hotel ahead of UFC London this weekend.

"6 vs 1 and yous never done nothin gang of b****es," Pimblett tweeted at Topuria alongside a series of laughing emojis. You saw me and wanted to greet me because you s*** your pants… Pimblett, who seemingly is not fazed by the altercation, replies stating: "What lad?

Kazula Vargas isn't too impressed with Paddy Pimblett before they meet on Saturday at UFC London.

“He’s got good things, but he’s got a lot of bad things, as well. He continued, “I think he’s got a lot of holes in his fights, and I’ll try and take advantage of that, but like all UFC fighters, we’re here because we’re the best, and we’ll try and take advantage of those holes.” “I actually think he’s a bit of a kid,” Vargas told reporters at Wednesday’s UFC London media day.

Paddy Pimblett gives his side of the story to the UFC Fight Night 204 fight week altercation with Ilia Topuira.

I stood there on my own and there was about six of them, and he done nothing. “I wasn’t punching him because I’m not breaking my hand and then not be able to fight and not get my money on the weekend. “He wanted to come at me and act all that, and he got put in his place. “He’s not going to win, I know full well. I said, ‘What’s happening, lad?’ And as he got close to me, he swiped a slap at me, and obviously if you raise your hands at me, I’m going to do something. So I stepped back, and I picked the hand sanitizer and bounced it off his head.