Paddy Pimblett personally thanked Justin Gaethje for beating Ilia Topuria when they bumped into each other at UFC 330: “It was nice watching you beat that little c**t up.”
Paddy Pimblett on respecting his opponents: “If I fight Ilia or Arman, I’m gonna absolutely ruin their lives. But with Max or Charles I wouldn’t, cause I respect them. Don’t get me wrong I respect Ilia, but we’ve had beef for years. Arman Tsarukyan I have no respect for at all, he’s just a rich kid”
Khamzat Chimaev speaks out after alleged attack on Namo Fazil involving 15 Chechens (including UFC fighters Baisangur Susurkaev and Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev)
If Islam defends against Carlos Prates, Michael Morales, Shavkat Rakhmonov and Gabriel Bonfim, then goes up to Middleweight and beats Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis, is he higher than Khabib on the GOAT list or nah?
Arman Tsarukyan thinks Ilia Topuria needs an easy fight: “He’s still recovering and probably next for him a fight with Michael Chandler and then come back and fight for the title. Who else? After this fight he needs someone easy.”
Islam Makhachev suggests a fight between Carlos Prates and Michael Morales for the number 1 contender spot: “I don’t know who I want to choose. Maybe let them fight. Why are they not fighting in this card?”
This shit would’ve been so one-sided at 170, but I’m still sad we never got to see it at 155. Call it cope but I still think it would’ve been competitive and a sick fight.