Paddy Pimblett responds to Ilia Topuria fight claims after hotel altercation with UFC rival

Paddy Pimblett has spoken on the potential of fighting UFC rival Ilia Topuria in his next fight. Pimblett got into a physical altercation with German-Georgian Ilia Topuria at the fighter's hotel ahead of UFC London, with Topuria telling Pimblett that he 's*** his pants'.

Topuria has had a lot of words for Pimblett after their altercation, calling the Liverpudlian out and stating his intentions to fight him next. The Liverpool MMA star was seen on camera saying 'what's happening lad', before something was thrown with Pimblett getting into it with Topuria. Pimblett, who seemingly was not fazed by the altercation, replies stating: "What lad? I am stood right here. You little maggot."

“I warned you!" Topuria tweeted after the pair's altercation. "This is what happens when you disrespect me and my country! You saw me and wanted to greet me because you s*** your pants… And you should thank my team because if it wasn’t for them separating me, I would have taken your head off. This is not twitter, this is real life."

Pimblett responded, telling Topuria that he showed up for a six-on-one encounter. Pimblett claims that he was alone, while Topuria's team can clearly be seen in the video. He said: "6 vs 1 and yous never done nothin gang of b****es," Pimblett tweeted at Topuria alongside a series of laughing emojis. When a fan replied with a screenshot of the incident, Pimblett jokingly replied: "That’s a screenshot of me slipping a punch."

And now, Pimblett has stated that he's willing to fight Topuria next. Pimblett told BBC Sport: "If his name's on the next contract the UFC send me then yeah, I'll fight him. I don't go out of my way to mention anyone's name because I don't need to. He [Topuria] can do as he pleases. I take