Ilia Topuria is eyeing a longtime foe for his Octagon return.

The former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder recently said he plans to return to competition around April 2027. In a new interview, “El Matador” addressed his defeat to Justin Gaethje and revealed who he wants to fight next.

Ilia Topuria discusses retirement before calling out Paddy Pimblett Topuria labeled his loss to Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250 the “worst day” of his career and even hinted at retirement before turning his attention to Paddy Pimblett. They have a long-running, bitter rivalry that began with Pimblett’s insensitive comments about Topuria’s home country, Georgia.

“I’ve been in the worst situation a fighter can be in,” Topuria told Spanish outlet ABC Diario. “I have seen the worst day of my job. What’s worse than that, dying? I've achieved everything, and after this fight, what else? Maybe I'll even retire. From April onwards is when we’re considering the return… Paddy, Pa…

Carlos Prates has opened up about his lucrative new Ultimate Fighting Championship contract.

Prates recently signed a new eight-fight deal with the UFC. The Brazilian claims the new deal guarantees over $1 million per fight. While the welterweight contender isn't sure he’ll fight out his new contract, he’s delighted with the pay bump.

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Carlos Prates discusses his eight-fight UFC contract and retirement plans In a recent interview, Prates addressed speculation about how much his new contract pays per fight.

“It’s more [than $1 million per fight],” Prates told Fighters Weekly. “I’m really happy. I’m really happy.”

He then discussed how long he’ll continue fighting. The 33-year-old emphasized that winning UFC gold is his primary goal and that he’ll retire when he no longer feels the hunger to compete.

“I don’t know if I’m going to do all eight fights,” Prates added. “Or maybe two, or three, or one fight. I cannot say when I’m gonna stop fig…

Aiemann Zahabi is following in the footsteps of Georges St. Pierre, who was trained by his brother, Firas Zahabi.

Firas is largely credited with shaping St. Pierre's legendary Ultimate Fighting Championship career. “Rush” used to go backstage immediately after his fights to analyze his mistakes with Firas and Aiemann has continued this practice.

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GSP's post-fight film study is a tradition for the Zahabi brothers A clip recently resurfaced of St. Pierre heading backstage to watch back his fight after successfully defending his UFC welterweight title against Josh Koscheck in 2010. Aiemann says he still follows the same ritual with Firas, regardless of the fight's outcome.

“Firas and I have kept this alive, we go over my mistakes after each fight whether I won or lost!” Aiemann wrote in reaction to the video.

St. Pierre (26-2) defended his welterweight title nine times before vacating it in 2013. He then returned after a four-year hiatus in 2017 …