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UFC star Paddy Pimblett has looked ahead to the future, as well as the possibility of him finally taking on Ilia Topuria.

For the longest time now, fight fans have been waiting to see Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria square off. This has been a showdown years in the making, and while it wouldn’t be for the title, a lot of people are eager to see it happen either later this year or early next year.

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Topuria appears to be on the road back to a full recovery after the beating he suffered at the hands of Justin Gaethje, whereas Paddy Pimblett is ready to finally prove what he’s been saying all along – that he is better than his Spanish rival.

In a recent interview, Paddy Pimblett spoke about his future, including a possible Topuria clash.

Paddy Pimblett looks ahead to his future

“I don’t know what’s happening at the minute,” Pimblett continued. “We’re gonna have to find out. My division’s, like, all fighters in my division could be booked up. It’s looking like it’s Charles [Oliveira] versus [Diego] Lopes for the BMF. And then it looks like Arman [Tsarukyan]‘s fighting Justin [Gaethje].”

“And then there’s only Ilia [Topuria] and Max [Holloway] all the way ranked above me. I think Max is fighting for Conor [McGregor], to have that trilogy. So it’s only Ilia left, really. So, we’ll have to see what happens next few months.”

“Never fighting in January ever again,” Pimblett declared. “March, April is the — if I don’t fight before the end of the year, it’ll be March, April.”

“He’s [Topuria] never he’s never lost before, so I don’t think he’ll ever be the same when he comes back,” Pimblett said. “You know, I lost my first fight when I was 18 and I had to build myself back up and then I had to do it again when I was 22, 23. He’s never lost before and he’s about 27 or something. So his whole aura was ‘unbeatable’ and this and that.”

“Now he’s being beat. That’s in his head, and I’ll prove that if I end up fighting him next.”

Quotes via MMA Mania

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