{"id":265801,"date":"2026-10-04T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/04\/we-will-see-how-the-timing-plays-out-dana-white-reacts-positively-to-potential-paddy-pimblett-vs-ilia-topuria-tuf-season\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:30:00","slug":"we-will-see-how-the-timing-plays-out-dana-white-reacts-positively-to-potential-paddy-pimblett-vs-ilia-topuria-tuf-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/04\/we-will-see-how-the-timing-plays-out-dana-white-reacts-positively-to-potential-paddy-pimblett-vs-ilia-topuria-tuf-season\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We will see how the timing plays out&#8221; &#8211; Dana White reacts positively to potential Paddy Pimblett vs. Ilia Topuria TUF season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5224637\" data-slug-id=\"2844510\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dana White seems open to the idea of holding a TUF (The Ultimate Fighter) season with Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria as the coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Pimblett initially floated the idea, and claimed he would easily beat Topuria. The British star has made Topuria his prime target, and wants to face him as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>White was asked about this TUF season taking place during the post-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UFC<\/a> 332 press conference, and he was keen on possibly setting it up:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI love the idea, but a lot of things to determine how things play out, not just for like The Ultimate Fighter but for certain fights, title fights and all. We will see how the timing plays out but that would definitely be a good one.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Check out <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/dana-white\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dana White<\/a><\/em><em>\u2019s comments below:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pimblett has wanted a piece of Topuria ever since \u2018El Matador\u2019 became the lightweight champion. The British star lost to Justin Gaethje, and then &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/justin-gaethje\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">The Highlight<\/a>&#8216; beat Topuria to take away the title.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gaethje isn\u2019t keen on handing Topuria a rematch. Pimblett, on the other hand, beat Benoit Saint Denis in his next outing, and wants to quickly get back into the octagon.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Paddy Pimblett seeks inspiration from Conor McGregor<\/h2>\n<p>Conor McGregor remains one of the biggest names in the UFC, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/paddy-pimblett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Paddy Pimblett<\/a> wants to repeat one of the Irishman\u2019s greatest wins.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor built an incredible rivalry with Jose Aldo, and the pair traded barbs before their fight. Pimblett was speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-just-mcgregor-beat-aldo-paddy-pimblett-proposes-tuf-season-ilia-topuria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Kalos MMA about his fight against Topuria<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I have no fight booked at the minute, but I\u2019d love to fight Ilia Topuria. I\u2019ll beat him that badly and send him down to featherweight. I think me and Ilia would have a brilliant season of The Ultimate Fighter because I\u2019d get under his skin so much that, when we commence the fight, I\u2019d beat him just as McGregor beat Aldo&#8230; It&#8217;ll be a brilliant press conference. As I said, The Ultimate Fighter will be a very entertaining six weeks to say the least, if it was me and him.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>McGregor won his fight against Aldo in just 13 seconds at UFC 194, and became the featherweight champion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Saiyed Adeem Karim<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-we-will-see-timing-plays-out-dana-white-reacts-positively-potential-paddy-pimblett-vs-ilia-topuria-tuf-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dana White seems open to the idea of holding a TUF (The Ultimate Fighter) season with Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria as the coaches. 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