Paddy Pimblett continues to stand by his claim he will beat Ilia Topuria when they fight.
The UFC duo have been beefing ever since they clashed at a hotel in London three years ago.
Ilia Topuria has claimed he hates ‘The Baddy’ since making his move up to the lightweight division.
They could well clash after the former featherweight champion tries to become a two-weight titleholder against Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 on June 28.
Paddy Pimblett knows how to beat Ilia Topuria
Ilia Topuria has been utterly dominant during his 16-0 run as a professional MMA fighter.
The 28-year-old is widely regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC.
In contrast, Paddy Pimblett needs another big win to convince many he’s an elite lightweight.
The Englishman believes he will get that if he is matched up with Topuria later this year.
“I know I’d beat him,” Pimblett said during a conversation with Tom Aspinall.
“Funny ‘cause I get laughed at for it. But I know I beat him.
“We’ve already talked about a game plan to beat him. And I know how to beat him.
“No one goes for his weaknesses when they fight. Everyone just decides to have a boxing match with him. I’m not going to come out and have a boxing match with him. I’m going to beat him with my all-around MMA game.”
“As I said, I know I’d beat him up. And I reckon I’d proper hurt him and just shut everyone up even more, like I love to do.”
Paddy Pimblett targets Justin Gaethje
Paddy Pimblett brutalized Michael Chandler en route to a third-round TKO win at UFC 314 in April.
During his post-fight speech, Pimblett called for a fight with anyone in the lightweight top five.
Since then, he’s dialed in a potential scrap with former interim champion Justin Gaethje.
“I know for a fact that if I beat Gaethje, I’m next in line,” Pimblett told UFC on TNT Sports.
“It could be (next for me), yeah. It’s just whether he says yes or not, isn’t it? He’d be fighting down the rankings again.
“(I’d like to fight him) in Abu Dhabi in October, that Pay-per-view, that’s when I want to fight, that’s when I’ll be gearing towards, and after what I did to Chandler, I think I’d finish Justin Gaethje.”
Gaethje is furious after being overlooked for a 155lb title shot when Islam Makhachev vacated the belt.
It would take a ton of money and a title shot guarantee to convince ‘The Highlight’ to face Pimblett next.