Things are already starting to heat up ahead of this weekend’s UFC
London card.
Ilia
Topuria and Paddy
Pimblett were involved in a brief altercation at the
promotion’s host hotel on Tuesday. Topuria shared a video on social
media of the incident, which saw punches and water bottles thrown
before the fighters were separated.
“I warned you! This is what happens when you disrespect me and my
country!” Topuria wrote on Instagram. “You saw me and wanted to
greet me because you s—t 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 not twitter, this is real life.”
Topuria, who is 11-0 as a professional and 3-0 in the UFC, is
slated to meet Jai Herbert
in a featherweight bout at
UFC Fight Night 204 on Saturday. Pimblett, meanwhile, is set to
square off against Rodrigo
Vargas at 155 pounds after the ex-Cage Warriors champion was
victorious in his first promotional appearance.
Pimblett took to Twitter to offer his version of events:
6 vs 1 and yous never done nothin gang of
bitches @Topuriailia— Paddy The Baddy (@theufcbaddy)
March 15, 2022