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“It should not have happened.” White – about the skirmish of Pimblett and Topuria on the UFC 317
Elijah Topuria and Paddie Pimblett / Photo: © Jeff Bottari / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
UFC President Dane White criticized the clash that happened between Paddy Pimblett’s fighters and Elijah Topuria.
The Spaniard of Georgian origin of Topuria knocked out Brazilian Charles Oliveira in the main fight of the UFC 317 tournament in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA). At the stake of the battle stood a lightweight belt. After the battle, Pimblett climbed into the octagon and arranged a verbal skirmish with Topuria. As a result, Topuria pushed Pimblett, the field of which he left the octagon and returned to the hall.
At the press conference, White said that letting Pimblett into the octagon was a mistake.
“I don’t know who the hell let him (Pimbletta) let him go there.” This should not have happened, ”White said.
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Source: Sportbox
