Paddy Pimblett fired a warning shot on Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira prior to their UFC 317 Main Event.
The vacant UFC light weight of Islam Makhachev is at stake between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira while they each offer to become two-time world champions.
Pimblett has already threatened to eliminate Topuria at the cagesside during the fight and claimed that he would jeopardize the main event if he had to.
He is clearly planning to become champions in the future and to fire a warning on the two men prior to UFC 317.
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Paddy Pimblett warns Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira prior to their UFC 317 title fight
Pimblett thinks he is the next one in line to challenge the lightweight belt, but is not worried about who runs from UFC 317 with the belt.
The Englishman spoke with MMA every week about his future plans in the UFC and admitted that he doesn't care who wins the UFC light weight title because he can beat both man.
Pimblett claims that he will fight – and beat – everyone who is handed over to him and does not show any fear in the face of a potential huge matchup.
He said: “I don't care who wins tomorrow night. I always come after the champion. That is what you have to be on, to fight the champion.
“I am not worried about anything; whatever battle I get, I take it. Then I come for the title.
“I will beat them. It doesn't matter who stands in front of me. I will beat them.”
Ilia Topuria claimed that Paddy Pimblett is just 'one fight away' of a championship
Although it is only at #8 in the UFC Lightweight Division, Pimblett's Scot on the world title can only be one fight.
Topuria certainly thinks that, because he claimed that the Englishman still needs a victory to earn a shot at the champion, which he hopes will be himself after UFC 317.
However, the Georgian was clear by saying that he would defeat Pimblett, not the other way around.
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“I see that fight happening. He must be ready because he doesn't make that kind of decisions. I am decided that when, where and against whom.” Topuria told BBC Sport.
“The only thing I can tell him is 'be ready'. When you get the call, you appear, you do your thing, you get your money, you go back home.
“He is one fight away from the title shot. So if he won that victory, we will of course have that fight and I will be a -.”
Pimblett will be on the Ring to view Topuria vs Oliveira to achieve his potential future opponent on UFC 317.