He had just finished the action inside the cage and shoulders of tops They already carried the two belts that prove as a double champion of the UFCwhen the tension was unleashed. Joe Rogan He asked Ilia if she wanted Paddy Pimblett Like his next opponent. “I don't think he accepts, but if you think he's ready … bring him in front of me,” he replied The killer.
And for the octagon that the British rose with his ironic style so characteristic. «Look at me, look at me. It has been a great ko against Oliveira»He told Topuria as he touched his shoulders. «That is what will happen to you. I'm going to tear your head. I will put my balls on your head. I'm going to knock you even before the fight, ”Ilia added before releasing a” Take off here! ” and Push the British who abandoned the cage pointing to El Matador.
Already at a press conference and with somewhat more leisurely pulsations, Ilia referred to the possible future combat between them. «It is the fight that I want more in the world. With Charles it is difficult because you can't hate him, he is a great human being, it's great. In the end I have to do my job. But With Paddy I will enjoy kicking her butt. I would love to do it at Santiago Bernabéu. It will happen and it will be a riot, ”he said.
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The UFC sees in Paddy an attractive seducer, although rather it is a failed champion project that brings together virality in social networks. In any case, Dana White, head of the UFC, He did not like the sequence lived inside the cage since at the time the tension unleashed they were still inside the woman and son of Topuria and the thing could lead to fight. “I never had to have happened,” he said.
And Topuria dreams that this fight takes place in Spain, where he wants to carry the UFC. «In 2026 it will happen insurance. It would be another dream come true. We would have as a Champions League final at the Bernabéuall the English there, it would be a riot. I would not like to say the best in history because we have lived many fights, but one of the best, ”he concluded about the possibility of UFC Spain. Dana White, president of the company and fan of the sand, are already more open to go to a stadium instead of a pavilion.
