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Video | Ilia Topuria reacts live to Paddy Pimblett’s controversial win at UFC 282

Ilia TopuriaIlia Topuria reacts to Paddy Pimblett’s win, saying that the judges gave Paddy a “Christmas gift”. Backstage cameras caught Ilia Topuria, fresh off of his dominant win over Bryce Mitchell, watching on as Bruce Buffer read out the judges’ scorecard in favour of Paddy Pimblett. Topuria, like his coaches, had a good laugh at the […]

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Ilia Topuria reacts to Paddy Pimblett’s win, saying that the judges gave Paddy a “Christmas gift”.

Backstage cameras caught Ilia Topuria, fresh off of his dominant win over Bryce Mitchell, watching on as Bruce Buffer read out the judges’ scorecard in favour of Paddy Pimblett. Topuria, like his coaches, had a good laugh at the result as it seemed as if Jared Gordon had done more than enough to upset Pimblett. 

Take a look at Ilia Topuria’s live reaction:

Ilia Topuria believes that Jared Gordon won “all three rounds” against Pimblett 

The Paddy Pimblett decision win over Jared Gordon has caused a lot of controversy. Many believe that Gordon was robbed at UFC 282 and some, like Ariel Helwani, have even called out the judges involved in the matter. 

Ilia Topuria is also someone who believes that Gordon was wronged this past weekend as he gave his thoughts on the fight in the post-fight press conference.

“They gave him [Pimblett] a Christmas gift right now because he clearly lost the fight,” Ilia Topuria said. “I don’t think anyone would disagree with me in this room.”

And Topuria would be right with his statement as essentially every single media outlet had Gordon winning that night. Ilia Topuria would add that he didn’t even think the fight was close as he had Gordon up all 3 rounds.

“Jared won all three rounds. He [Pimblett] didn’t win any round,” Topuria said. “But anyways, f**k him.”

Of course, Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett have had quite the back-and-forth that goes as far back as the UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall card in March 2022, where the two almost came to blows backstage. Since then, Ilia Topuria has made it clear that he wants to see Pimblett inside the octagon and has even claimed that Pimblett is being protected by the UFC from him. 

The two once again got into it at the pre-fight press conference for UFC 282, where things took an ugly turn as Pimblett used some borderline racial terms against Topuria. 

So, there is plenty of bad blood between the two rising contenders if the UFC ever wished to match them up in the future. 

UFC 282 Performance Bonus Winners

UFC 282 ended with a pair of questionable decisions, but those were the only two bouts on the entire event that ended up going the distance. Whether it be to celebrate the promotion’s final PPV event of the year or simply to congratulate most of …

UFC 282 ended with a pair of questionable decisions, but those were the only two bouts on the entire event that ended up going the distance. Whether it be to celebrate the promotion’s final PPV event of the year or simply to congratulate most of the winning fighters for their impressive results, the UFC handed…

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Fighters React To Ilia Topuria Submitting Bryce Mitchell At UFC 282

The main card of UFC 282 kicked off with a matchup between undefeated featherweights that saw Ilia Topuria score a submission win over Bryce Mitchell. The differing styles of the two men were on display in the first round, as Topuria was throwing big p…

The main card of UFC 282 kicked off with a matchup between undefeated featherweights that saw Ilia Topuria score a submission win over Bryce Mitchell. The differing styles of the two men were on display in the first round, as Topuria was throwing big punches while Mitchell largely focused on landing kicks to set up…

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Ilia Topuria submits Bryce Mitchell via second-round arm triangle – UFC 282 Highlights

Bryce Mitchell‘Thug Nasty’ Bryce Mitchell (15-0-0) stepped into the Octagon for the seventh time at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night at UFC 282. Meeting him inside the cage was Ilia Topuria (12-0-0), another undefeated standout looking to hand ‘Thug Nasty’ his first career loss. Both fighters came out hot with Ilia Topuria looking […]

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‘Thug Nasty’ Bryce Mitchell (15-0-0) stepped into the Octagon for the seventh time at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night at UFC 282. Meeting him inside the cage was Ilia Topuria (12-0-0), another undefeated standout looking to hand ‘Thug Nasty’ his first career loss.

Both fighters came out hot with Ilia Topuria looking to land big strikes early. As the fight developed, it was clear that Topuria had both the power and technique advantage on the feet. A heavy calf kick early forced Mitchell to switch his stance and shoot for a takedown. Topuria showed great wrestling defense, avoiding Mitchell’s multiple takedown attempts until finally succumbing to one in the last minute of the opening round. By then, the damage caused by Topuria likely already earned him a 10-9 on the judges’ scorecards.

Going into the second round, Topuria began to headhunt, looking for the highlight reel knockout. Hoping to avoid damage, Mitchell moved in for the takedown, but Topuria overpowered him, putting Mitchell’s back to the canvas and immediately locking in an arm triangle choke. Mitchell immediately tapped out.

Official Result: Ilia Topuria def. Bryce Mitchell via submission (arm triangle) at 3:10 of Round 2

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Ilia Topuria Names Most Important Part Of Bryce Mitchell Fight 

Ilia Topuria is targeting more than just a win when he shares the cage with fellow undefeated featherweight prospect Bryce Mitchell at UFC 282. In one of the standout bouts on tonight’s pay-per-view card, which marks the UFC’s final of the …

Ilia Topuria is targeting more than just a win when he shares the cage with fellow undefeated featherweight prospect Bryce Mitchell at UFC 282. In one of the standout bouts on tonight’s pay-per-view card, which marks the UFC’s final of the year, two surging 145lbers with unblemished records will collide, with Topuria hoping to ascend…

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Alexander Volkanovski Predicts Bryce Mitchell Vs. Ilia Topuria

UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski intends to pay close attention to Bryce Mitchell vs. Ilia Topuria at UFC 282. Mitchell and Topuria will help kick off the action on the UFC 282 main card this Saturday. The event is the final UFC pay-per…

UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski intends to pay close attention to Bryce Mitchell vs. Ilia Topuria at UFC 282. Mitchell and Topuria will help kick off the action on the UFC 282 main card this Saturday. The event is the final UFC pay-per-view of 2022 and is capped off by a light heavyweight title matchup…

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