Pimblett expect that he will get the next shot, and he said the bad blood with Pimblett is as real as it gets, comparing it to perhaps the most infamous rivalry in MMA history between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.

Paddy Pimblett is spitting venom after his UFC 317 face-off with Ilia Topuria. Newly minted lightweight champion Topuria welcomed Pimblett into the Octagon following his viral knockout over Charles Oliveira in the first round.

Ilia Topuria took care of business at UFC 317. Following his momentous first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira in Saturday’s main event—a win that earned Topuria a vacant lightweight title—he called for rival Paddy Pimblett to enter the cage for a faceoff.