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Dana White sounds like he’s onboard with the idea of having Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett serve as opposing coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter.”

Topuria and Pimblett have had beef over the years dating back to 2022 when the two had an incident in a fighter hotel lobby. Recently, Pimblett told Kolos MMA that both he and Topuria should be featured on “The Ultimate Fighter” before inevitably going through with the grudge match.

“I have no fight booked at the minute, but I would love to fight Ilia Topuria,” Pimblett said. “I’ll beat him that bad that I’d send him back down to Featherweight. I think me and Ilia Topuria would be a brilliant season of The Ultimate Fighter because I’d get under his skin so much, that when we come into the fight, I’d beat him just as fast as McGregor beat Aldo. “The Ultimate Fighter would be a very entertaining six weeks to say the least if it was me and him.”

When asked about the possibility during the UFC 332 post-fight presser, White sounded enthusiastic, but he couldn’t make a commitment just yet (via MMAMania.com).

“I mean, I love the idea of that,” White said. “But a lot of things determine how things play out. Not just for TUF, but for certain fights and title fights, we’ll see how the timing works out.”

Topuria hasn’t been in action since June when he lost the UFC lightweight title to Justin Gaethje. It was “El Matador’s” first pro MMA loss, and he was battered to the point where he failed to get off his stool for the final round. Topuria’s next fight hasn’t been decided, but many feel that settling his feud with “The Baddy” is a good direction for the UFC matchmakers to go in.

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