Pimblett keeps sanitizer bottle for a future press conference with Topuria
Paddy Pimblett keeps the hand sanitizer bottle he threw at Ilia Topuria in a London hotel in 2022 and says it will travel with him if the two ever meet at a press conference. Pimblett (24-4) wants the Georgian next and argues the rivalry pushed him up the rankings faster than results alone.
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Paddy Pimblett tem o objeto pronto caso o UFC algum dia o coloque do outro lado de uma mesa de Ilia Topuria: o frasco de álcool em gel que ele atirou no georgiano em um hotel de Londres, em 2022.
Os dois se desentenderam em um hotel naquele ano, com a segurança intervindo depois que o frasco voou. Pimblett diz que ainda guarda o frasco, que o assinou e o mantém exposto na sua academia.
Se os dois forem pareados e dividirem uma coletiva de imprensa, o frasco viaja com ele. “Sempre tenho aquele exato frasco de álcool em gel que atirei na cabeça dele”, disse Pimblett. “Assinei e agora ele só está lá parado na academia. Então, se eu algum dia lutar com ele e tiver uma coletiva com ele, isso vai comigo.”
Pimblett (24-4) é direto sobre a rivalidade: quer Topuria em seguida, diz que não gosta dele e argumenta que a atenção da briga o empurrou no ranking mais rápido do que os resultados sozinhos fariam.
A rusga começou online, por causa de comentários sobre a Geórgia e a guerra russo-georgiana, em uma discussão que começou com Guram Kutateladze, amigo de Topuria e também georgiano.
O ano de Pimblett tem sido irregular: uma derrota para Justin Gaethje em uma luta pelo cinturão interino dos leves, depois uma vitória por finalização em 52 segundos sobre Benoit Saint Denis. Gaethje então levou o cinturão linear dos leves ao impor a Topuria sua primeira derrota profissional no UFC Freedom 250.
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