“I will destroy Topuria, I will make him fall spectacularly”

Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett (30 years old) is Ilia Topuria’s nemesis. They have never faced each other in the octagon, but the UFC world is eager for their clash. The Briton who never fails to miss an opportunity to provoke the two-time world champion from Georgia stated: “I’ll completely destroy his face” as part of an interview for the UFC’s youth mentorship project.

And just in case, Pimblett adds about ‘El Matador’: “To be honest, I see myself beating him wherever the fight takes place. People have him on a pedestal now, they think he’s something incredible, but I’m going to bring him crashing back down to earth.” And he claims: “My new favorite place to fight is Miami.”

Beyond the potential fight against Ilia, Paddy reminisced about the great time he had submitting boxer Anthony Joshua and his recent pioneering experience fishing for tuna in Monaco. And more seriously, he warns young people: “Don’t pay so much attention to social media; always remember that it’s not real.

They’re platforms for conversation and showing some things, but they’re fake; they don’t show real life. Never worry too much about what some idiot says.”

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