Ilia Topuria was surprised by how bad Paddy Pimblett truly is.<\/p>\n
Topuria was paying close attention<\/a> to the Justin Gaethje vs. Pimblett interim lightweight title fight, as whoever won that fight would be his next opponent. Heading into the fight, Topuria admitted he thought Pimblett would win, but was shocked at how bad \u2018The Baddy\u2019 truly is.<\/p>\n \u201cAt some point, I was rooting for Paddy, as I was thinking that fight would be much bigger than the Justin fight. But, everything happens for a reason. \u2026 I was a little surprised at how bad Paddy really is,\u201d Topuria said to Ariel Helwani<\/a>. \u201cI was expecting him to win, to be honest, to take him down, a different fight. What he did inside the Octagon in that fight really surprised me. He really proved that he\u2019s a little sausage.\u201d<\/p>\n Topuria believes Pimblett showed that they don\u2019t even need to fight, as everyone knows how bad he is.<\/p>\n Ilia Topuria doesn\u2019t think Paddy Pimblett can get better<\/p>\n Part of the reason why Topuria doesn\u2019t think he needs to fight Pimblett is due to his skills.<\/p>\n The lightweight champion, Ilia Topuria, doesn\u2019t think Paddy Pimblett has the skills and technique to improve. So, if they do end up fighting, Topuria believes he\u2019d walk through Pimblett and make it look easy.<\/p>\n \u201cHow is he going to gain the skills and technique needed in this sport? That\u2019s basically impossible. He needs to die and be born again. I didn\u2019t even have to step inside the octagon to beat him, so that feels even a little bit better, to be honest,\u201d Topuria added.<\/p>\n