After Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria virtually brawled within the fighter resort main as much as UFC London, it needs to be no shock Pimblett hoped Topuria’s opponent Jai Herbert would win within the O2 area on Saturday night time.
Sadly for Herbert, that is not what occurred. Topuria survived some early bother to knock his opponent out within the second spherical, incomes one in all 9 efficiency of the night time bonuses.
Requested about Topuria’s victory on the UFC London post-fight press convention, Pimblett admitted the knockout was spectacular, however refused to provide ‘Mr. Hand Sanitizer’ an excessive amount of credit score.
“I did [see it]. I give him his due, it was a great knockout, it was. It was an excellent knockout, particularly after taking that headkick within the face. If I hit him with that headkick, I would end him. However as I say, he is simply ‘Hand Sanitizer Boy’ to me. The lion does not concern himself with the opinion of sheep.”
Check out the primary spherical headkick Herbert landed on Topuria:
The win over Herbert did not persuade Pimblett that Topuria deserved to battle him, although.
“Everybody needs to battle me. Everybody needs to hold on my coattails. Nobody knew who Ilia Topuria was, nobody knew who ‘Hand Sanitizer Boy’ was till he tried to begin an altercation with me. Nobody knew who he was. I am the draw. Everybody needs to battle me.”
Watch Paddy Pimblett’s full UFC London post-fight press convention interview beneath.
Ilia Topuria’s callout of Paddy Pimblett had the UK crowd booing
Ilia Topuria adopted up on his huge knockout win over Jai Herbert by calling out Paddy Pimblett in an expletive laced post-fight interview.
“England, love you guys. Your man right here, he is a f**king — Paddy Pimblett, win or lose I wanna battle you subsequent and kick your ass like I did the final time. F**ok you!”
His last phrases earlier than leaving the octagon left little question as to who he wished subsequent.
“I would like that blonde b**ch. That Paddy b**ch.”
The callout didn’t go over properly with the UFC London crowd, who have been already sad that Topuria had knocked out their fighter Herbert from Wolverhampton, England.
Watch Ilia Topuria’s full UFC London post-fight interview:
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