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Paddy Pimblett throws $14k jab at Ilia Topuria with 'collector's item' UFC White House purchase

Published

3 weeks ago

July 20, 2026

Paddy Pimblett throws $14k jab at Ilia Topuria with 'collector's item' UFC White House purchase

UFC lightweight Paddy Pimblett took a creative path to trolling Ilia Topuria after his stunning UFC White House loss.

Longtime UFC rivals Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria have been in the headlines in recent weeks for producing different results in the Octagon.

Topuria lost his undisputed UFC lightweight title to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250 last month. It's regarded as one of the biggest upsets in UFC history.

After a strong start against Gaethje, Topuria's face was busted wide open as the fight progressed, leading to Gaethje earning the TKO win after Topuria's team waved off the fight. Gaethje is expected to face top lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan next instead of an immediate rematch against Topuria.

Just weeks after Gaethje's win, Pimblett submitted Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 329 in a dominant bounce-back performance. After Pimblett's return to the title mix, a matchup between longtime enemies could finally come to fruition.

Ahead of a potential UFC booking, Pimblett took advantage of Topuria's loss by making a $14,000 purchase that will surely irritate the former champ.

Paddy Pimblett purchases Ilia Topuria's UFC Freedom 250 stool for almost $14,000

In a recent Instagram post, Pimblett shared a photo of himself with the stool that Topuria sat on in his corner at UFC Freedom 250.

â€œCollector's item,â€ Pimblett posted.

Pimblett and Topuria's beef kicked off in 2022 when they shared the same card at UFC London. After Pimblett taunted the Georgian people on social media, Topuria assaulted Pimblett in a fighter hotel altercation.

As of this writing, Topuria hasn't responded to Pimblett's social media post.

Pimblett and Topuria have traded barbs for years since the incident, and a lightweight matchup could finally come to fruition. In the meantime, tensions are escalating between the two UFC stars.

Who wins in a potential Paddy Pimblett vs. Ilia Topuria fight? Let us know in the comments!

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Carlos Prates predicts Ian Garry upset of Islam Makhachev at UFC 330

Published

49 minutes ago

August 10, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Carlos Prates predicts Ian Garry upset of Islam Makhachev at UFC 330

Carlos
Prates believes Islam
Makhachev vs. Ian Garry
will go the distance.

Makhachev (28-1) puts his
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title on the line
for the first time against Garry (17-1) in the main event of
UFC
330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Prates,
whose only UFC loss came against the Irish challenger, is backing
Garry to emerge victorious.

Carlos Prates believes Islam Makhachev's win streak will be
halted by Ian Garry

While Makhachev is a -330 favorite, Garry's style poses a
legitimate threat to the Dagestani champion's historic win streak.
Prates predicts an upset win for Garry. â€œThe Nightmareâ€ believes
the former
Cage Warriors champion will defeat Makhachev via decision.

â€œUFC 330, Ian Garry is gonna beat Islam Makhachev by decision,â€
Prates said in a recent interview while in attendance at
UFC Vegas 120. â€œI don't know unanimous decision or split
decision. But it's going to be a decision.â€

Prates (24-7) lost to Garry last year in a tightly contested
five-round bout. The Brazilian has since bounced back with knockout
wins over veteran Geoff Neal
and former champs Leon
Edwards and Jack
Della Maddalena.

MMA

RAF 13 adds matchup between Luke Rockhold and Joe Pyfer

Published

14 hours ago

August 9, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

RAF 13 adds matchup between Luke Rockhold and Joe Pyfer

Luke Rockhold returns to the Real American Freestyle mats next month.

On Sunday, RAF announced that Rockhold will face current top-15 middleweight Joe Pyfer in a catchweight bout at RAF 13 on Sep. 19 at Watsco Center in Miami.

A former UFC middleweight champion, Rockhold made his RAF debut at RAF 5 in January, where he lost by tech fall to Colby Covington. Rockhold does not have a significant wrestling background, though he did wrestle in high school and at community college before transitioning to grappling and MMA. Rockhold retired from MMA in 2022 and has spent the past several years trying his hand in various other combat sports.

Currently ranked No. 9 in MMA Fighting's Global middleweight rankings, Pyfer has a similar wrestling background to Rockhold, having mostly participated in the sport in high school, though he also has some experience in professional grappling events. Most recently, Pyfer knocked out former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC Seattle in March. This will be Pyfer's first match in RAF.

RAF 13 is supposed to be headlined by a cruiserweight crossover championship grudge match between Colby Covington and Belal Muhammad.

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Tommy McMillen battles fellow undefeated prospect at Noche UFC

Published

15 hours ago

August 9, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Tommy McMillen battles fellow undefeated prospect at Noche UFC

Tommy McMillen is getting his wish, but is now set for his toughest test to date.

McMillen, the longtime teammate and protÃ©gÃ© of former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley, faces Marwan Rahiki at the promotion's annual Noche UFC card on Sept. 12 in Glendale, Ariz. UFC's broadcast partner Paramount+ announced the bout on social media.

The 28-year-old McMillen called for a spot on the card in his home state following a record-setting performance in stopping Alberto Montes at UFC Oklahoma City in July. After earning a contract on the Contender Series this past September, â€œGunâ€ had a successful debut with a first-round finish of Manolo Zecchini at April's UFC Vegas 115 card.

Rahiki has entered fans' radars with a very aggressive finishing style inside the octagon. The 24-year-old has a pair of stoppage wins over Harry Hardwick and Ollie Schmid to kick off his octagon career.

Noche UFC is headlined by Jean Silva vs. Yair Rodriguez in a featherweight showdown.