The UFC might want to put their security on high alert in Qatar because things are starting to get spicy between Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett over there. Topuria and Pimblett are no strangers to scrums.

Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria exchanged words as they were involved in a heated conversation ahead of UFC Qatar. The UFC head to Qatar for the first time on Saturday as a lightweight title eliminator between Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker headlines the stacked card.

Paddy Pimblett thinks Islam Makhachev's title win further muddied the waters about who Ilia Topuria will fight next.

Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria still have bad blood in 2025. Pimblett and Topuria began their feud after the pair came to blows at the UFC’s London event in 2022. Having been embroiled in a

The two lightweights in the main event are not the only elite names from the division currently in the Middle Eastern nation. Champion Ilia Topuria touched down in Doha ahead of his brother’s second UFC fight, while Paddy Pimblett is also there to support his teammates Luke Riley and Shem Rock.

Paddy Pimblett has accused UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria of avoiding him.

Paddy Pimblett has outlined his plans to return to the UFC next year. Pimblett and Ilia Topuria have been embroiled in a verbal back-and-forth since their feud began in 2022. ‘The

New UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria won the title with a dramatic knockout over Charles Oliveira in June, but hasn’t fought since then. Rumors are swirling that Topuria could be part of the UFC’s plans to launch a new broadcast deal with Paramount at the start of 2026, which means his first defense could come as early as January.