Not only because of their heated history, but because of a specific tweet Topuria sent when \u201cThe Baddy\u201d lost to Gaethje earlier this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cLittle sausage, the only thing you had to do was beat a 38-year-old guy. You just lost the biggest paycheck of your life. You were going to get rich if you won. Justin, all I can say is congratulations\u2026 and I\u2019d like to tell you to get ready, but you\u2019re screwed no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n
Well, Pimblett had a perfect callback locked and loaded after Topuria suffered the same fate.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only thing you had to do was beat a 38-year-old coming off of a 5-round war with me,\u201d Pimblett wrote. \u201cInstead, you quit on your stool like the little b*tch you are. I\u2019m a real fighter and went 5 rounds, you\u2019re a little pretender chorizo! Congratulations @Justin_Gaethje rematch for undisputed?\u201d<\/p>\n
Pimblett also let Topuria have it on his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou quit, you little b*tch,\u201d Pimblett said. \u201cMy face was worse than yours, and you f\u2014king quit after four rounds. I didn\u2019t have an ounce of quit in me\u2026Quitney Houston.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course, a few things still have to fall into place.<\/p>\n
Topuria will be out for an extended time. Pimblett could win and chase his own title shot. Or UFC could go in a completely different direction with a certain Irish superstar competing on the same UFC 329 card.<\/p>\n
Either way, Pimblett vs. Topuria suddenly feels very alive again.<\/p>\n
And after last night, \u201cThe Baddy\u201d finally got his chance to fire back.<\/p>\n