Michael Bisping says Ilia Topuria is not 'damaged goods' after Paddy Pimblett jibe
Bisping thinks Topuria could come back "even better" after losing to Justin Gaethje, and expects him to fight Pimblett early next year.
Michael Bisping says Ilia Topuria is not "damaged goods", after Paddy Pimblett said Topuria would never be the same following his loss to Justin Gaethje.
"Ilia Topuria, damaged goods or not? I don't think he is," Bisping said on his YouTube channel. "I think Paddy's being smart, he's talking a bit of sh*t. He doesn't like the guy anyway, so it's not like he's going to give him some props."
Bisping said there is "a possibility that Ilia Topuria comes back and he's even better", adding: "He has insane knockout power. He has ridiculous timing."
He pointed to his own knockout loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 100, after which he came back and won at UFC 105 in Manchester. "You get your mojo back," he said.
Bisping wants Pimblett and Topuria to meet. "I think the fight needs to happen though. I think it needs to happen soon and I think it will happen early next year," he said: Paddy Pimblett on Ilia Topuria.
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