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Paddy Pimblett: Ilia Topuria 'not that big of a star' to challenge Islam Makhachev

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Paddy Pimblett dismisses UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria’s star power. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is open to defending his belt in a rematch against Alexander Volkanovski next but would rather move up a division to challenge lightweight champ Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC). After dethroning Volkanovski to become featherweight champion at UFC 298, Topuria notched his first title defense at UFC 308 by knocking out Max Holloway. Pimb…

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Paddy Pimblett: Ilia Topuria 'not that big of a star' to challenge Islam Makhachev

Paddy Pimblett dismisses UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria’s star power. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is open to defending his belt in a rematch against Alexander Volkanovski next but would rather move up a division to challenge lightweight champ Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC). After dethroning Volkanovski to become featherweight champion at UFC 298, Topuria notched his first title defense at UFC 308 by knocking out Max Holloway. Pimb…

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Paddy Pimblett doubts Ilia Topuria gets immediate shot against Islam Makhachev: ‘He’s not McGregor’

Ilia Topuria | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Paddy Pimblett disagrees with UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria jumping the line at lightweight. A lot of talk has been made about Topuria targeting lightweight champion Islam Makhachev to manufacture a superfight between UFC titleholders with a combined 43-1 record. Makhachev is seemingly short of challengers after recording a record fourth straight title defense, while Topuria is coming off …

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