US EditionDana White Goes Off on Ilia Topuria's UFC 317 Face-Off with Paddy Pimblett: "Who the Hell Let Him in There"
- Ilia Topuria captured the vacant UFC lightweight championship by delivering a first-round knockout against Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 in Las Vegas.
- The victory led to a heated face-off when Paddy Pimblett entered the octagon uninvited, despite UFC President Dana White's disapproval and Topuria’s family being present.
- Topuria and Pimblett exchanged aggressive trash talk during the face-off, which escalated to Topuria shoving Pimblett before security intervened.
- Dana White said at the post-fight press conference, "I don't know who the hell let him in there" and insisted "that should have never happened."
- The incident highlights rising tensions between the new lightweight champion and his potential challenger, suggesting a high-stakes grudge fight may follow.
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Ilia Topuria is the new king of light weight. The Hispanic-Georgian proclaimed himself this Saturday UFC champion 317 after knocking out in the first round of Chales Oliveira. However, it seems that the Hispanic-Georgian wrestler did not have enough with it and, at the end of the match, he faced Paddy Pimblettt on the octagon of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Just when the fight ended, the British wrestler, who was watching it, jumped out of h…
Dana White: Paddy Pimblett entering the octagon 'should have never happened'
Newly crowned lightweight champion Ilia Topuria called out Paddy Pimblett during his UFC 317 Octagon Interview after knocking out former titleholder Charles Oliveira this past Saturday. Pimblett was sitting octagon-side at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and witnessed Topuria, the former featherweight titleholder, become a two-division UFC champion. He then entered the cage to face off with "El Matador." "That was a heavy knockout. I give you that …
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