Pimblett (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC) was in attendance when Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) knocked out Charles Oliveira to claim the lightweight title in this past Saturday's UFC 317 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Pimblett faced off with Topuria in the octagon, and the pair have continued to go at each other ever since.

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On Saturday (28 June), Topuria knocked Charles Oliveira out cold in round one, winning the vacant lightweight title. That triumph made the Spanish-Georgian a two-weight UFC champion, after he held the featherweight belt from February 2024 until February 2025.