Overview

• Paddy Pimblett took to X to deny Dricus Du Plessis’s claim that he would co-headline UFC 319 against Justin Gaethje.
• The Liverpool fighter last competed at UFC 314 in April, defeating Michael Chandler to extend his UFC record to 7-0.
• After UFC 317, Pimblett and lightweight champion Ilia Topuria clashed in a heated face-off that required security intervention.
• Pimblett told podcasts and social media that a bout with Topuria before year-end is “the only fight to make.”
• UFC president Dana White and the promotion’s matchmakers have not confirmed a date or opponent for Pimblett’s next appearance.