Overview
- On Thursday Pimblett told the How U Livin J Piven podcast he would “shoot in in the first 10 seconds, put him on his back and choke his ass out” if he fought Justin Gaethje again.
- He said the takedown-focused game plan replaces the stand-up approach that cost him at UFC 324 when Gaethje won by decision.
- Pimblett said he would prefer a rematch with Gaethje over fighting longtime rival Ilia Topuria because an undisputed lightweight title would settle his career goal of being recognized as the best.
- He also revealed he still has the hand‑sanitizer bottle he threw at Topuria in a 2022 hotel incident and plans to bring it to a press conference if that fight is booked.
- The champion’s future is uncertain with retirement talk after his June unification win and contenders such as Arman Tsarukyan and Alexander Volkanovski publicly angling, leaving the UFC’s next lightweight bookings unresolved.