Ilia Topuria has taken a cheeky swipe at Paddy Pimblett’s post-fight celebrations.
‘The Baddy’ brutalized Michael Chandler en route to a third-round TKO win at UFC 314 last month.
Paddy Pimblett hosted a private yacht party in Miami after picking up the best win of his career.
Ilia Topuria believes his bitter rival’s extravagant celebrations may have left him looking for the next big payday.
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Ilia Topuria jokes about Paddy Pimblett’s post-fight party
It was recently announced that Ilia Topuria will face Charles Oliveira in the UFC 317 main event.
Islam Makhachev’s soon-to-be vacant lightweight title will be on the line at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on June 28.
Meanwhile, Paddy Pimblett believes beating Justin Gaethje will be enough to earn him a shot at UFC gold.
Topuria poked fun at the Englishman when asked to respond to his audacious call out and title aspirations.
“Paddy Pimblett, he knows where the money is now,” Topuria said at WOW 19 on Saturday night.
“He’s gotta pay for the parties he throws for himself.”
Paddy Pimblett rips Ilia Topuria’s resume
Earlier this week, Pimblett publicly claimed Topuria has been ‘hand-fed’ opponents by the UFC.
The 30-year-old Scouser believes his last two opponents, Michael Chandler and Bobby Green, would beat almost everyone on Topuria’s 16-0 MMA record.
“He has done a lot in the sport, but I do still think he’s been hand-fed opponents,” Pimblett said.
“[Max] Holloway had just been fighting at 155 [pounds], had a war with [Justin] Gaethje.
“Volk [Alexander Volkanovski] had just been knocked out like two months earlier.
“Josh Emmett was like 37. Bryce [Mitchell], as much as I love Bryce, we know he’s not a striker.
“Every fight he had before the title, Michael Chandler beats every single one of them. I reckon Bobby Green beats every single one of them.”