'The Baddy' shared a short meeting with a lightweight rival while standing on stage in the O2 Arena in London.
The rivalry of Paddy Pimblett with Ilia Topuria dates a few years before both men today became two of the greatest stars in the UFC.
Their paths were recently crossed during the Fight Night event last weekend where they were in the city to get their teammates in the corner on March 22.
It eventually became an eventful night before Pimblett after the retirement of Molly McCann and Nathan Fletcher that suffer a somewhat controversial loss.
Instead of there was a heated exchange between the two men like in the past, their newest interaction in London was not only passive, it was relatively friendly.
Paddy Pimblett explains his first bump with Ilia Topuria despite their rivalry
Paddy Pimblett was on stage on the ceremonial weightings for UFC London and when he made his way behind his teammate, he saw Ilia Topuria who stood next to Hunter Campbell.
A first bump and laughing was shared between them, despite the fact that they are now competing in the same weight class with Topuria who leaves his featherweight title.
In a recent YouTube video on his channel, Pimblett fans gave a look behind the scenes in the capital in the capital while he helped to prepare his next generation of MMA teammates while looking ahead to his outing at UFC 314.
'The Baddy' explained exactly what had happened in his short exchange with 'La Leyenda' and how regardless of their history, this does not mean that they cannot be a citizen in this case.
With Pimblett who goes against Michael Chandler next month and Topuria who focuses on the top names at 155 pounds, we can only be one fight removed to see them in the Octagon.
In that case their rivalry probably seems to be heated again, but for now they are at least civil terms with each other.
“Very funny. Ilia walked here, he looked at me, I looked at him and he did that and then clearly on stage, while I walked past him, we both just laughed at each other and looked at each other. I thought it would be pretty funny to just go (fist) and he went (open) on my hand and high fived it.
Paddy Pimblett shares emotional backstage images after the retirement of Molly McCann
While his interaction with Ilia Topuria took the headlines, Paddy Pimblett will remember this week in particular for the emotional retirement of his good friend and teammate.
A tear -eyed Pimblett was already shown in the front row after the retirement of Molly McCann, but in his latest video he gave fans some insight into what happened after 'Meatball' went backstage.
The bond between them is clearly visible, because McCann Pimblett and her coaches thanked for everything she did for her in her career.
The 34-year-old noticed that she was particularly upset that she did not get the chance to fight on the same card as 'The Baddy' that they have done several times during their UFC career.
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