Overview
- A brief verbal confrontation between Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett was captured on video outside the UFC Qatar venue ahead of Friday’s weigh-ins in Doha.
- Journalist Álvaro Colmenero shared the clip on social media, which shows security stepping in as the fighters exchange insults from a distance.
- Both men are in Qatar in cornerman roles, with Topuria supporting his brother Aleksandre and Pimblett backing teammate Luke Riley, and there is no bout scheduled between them.
- Their feud traces to a 2022 skirmish in London involving a thrown hand-sanitizer bottle and has since fueled recurring public run-ins.
- Topuria is the reigning lightweight champion after a June knockout of Charles Oliveira, and although Pimblett has lobbied for a title shot tied to the new Paramount deal, no fight has been confirmed.