Paddy Pimblett wants to settle his feud with Ilia Topuria on The Ultimate Fighter, saying a season opposite him would give Pimblett six weeks to get inside his rival’s head.
Pimblett drew a parallel to Conor McGregor’s mind games with Jose Aldo, pitching the show as the way to build the fight before it happens.
The two have feuded since 2022, when they clashed at the UFC fighter hotel ahead of UFC London. Pimblett has floated the idea before: in 2023 he said he would love to do a season of the show with Topuria.
Topuria is coming off his loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC White House and said this month that he is medically cleared to return. Pimblett has stayed busy commenting on the division, including his take on Arman Tsarukyan’s UFC 331 win.
