Top UFC Contender Blames Joe Rogan for Ilia Topuria's Staredown with Paddy Pimblett

Ilia Topuria predicts how 'easy fight' with Paddy Pimblett would end

Newly crowned UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett's rivalry dates back years. Now that they're in the same weight class, the two seem to be on a collision course. Following his UFC 317 championship win over former titleholder Charles Oliveira, Pimblett entered the cage to face-off with "El Matador." The two exchanged insults and it ended with Topuria shoving Pimblett. It's a fight Topuria would love to have booked. "With Pad…

Arman Tsarukyan Slams Joe Rogan's "Mistake" with Paddy Pimblett After Ilia Topuria's UFC 317 Win

Arman Tsarukyan praises Ilia Topuria's UFC 317 KO but blasts Joe Rogan for inviting Paddy Pimblett into the cage, asserting his own claim for the lightweight title shot. The post Arman Tsarukyan Slams Joe Rogan’s “Mistake” with Paddy Pimblett After Ilia Topuria’s UFC 317 Win first appeared on MMA UK.

Top UFC contender blames Joe Rogan for Ilia Topuria's staredown with Paddy Pimblett

Joe Rogan has been blamed by one top contender for the UFC 317 staredown between Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett.

Arman Tsarukyan Blames Joe Rogan for UFC 317 Faceoff Between Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria, Calls It a Mistake and Demands Title Shot

Arman Tsarukyan was furious at UFC 317. After Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira to win the lightweight title on June 28, 2025, in Las Vegas, Joe Rogan called Paddy Pimblett into the cage for a faceoff. Tsarukyan, the No. 2 lightweight and backup fighter, told Daniel Cormier on his YouTube channel that Rogan’s move ...

Arman Tsarukyan Criticizes UFC For Letting Paddy Pimblett In The Octagon, Questions Title Shot Possibility

Paddy Pimblett and Arman Tsarukyan (Images Credit: Imagn Images) The UFC’s lightweight division recently crowned a new champion in Ilia Topuria, who knocked out Charles Oliveira to claim the vacant title. However, after the fight, fans quickly noticed a misstep by UFC commentator Joe Rogan, who called out Paddy Pimblett as Topuria’s next opponent, overlooking Arman Tsarukyan, the rightful No. 1 contender. The Spanish fighter captured the lightwe…

Joe Rogan blamed for botched face off between Ilia Topuria, Paddy Pimblett at UFC 317 — ‘This is WWE’

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC The ill-timed face off between Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett, which took place inside a crowded (and somewhat chaotic) Octagon after “El Matador” won the lightweight title at UFC 317 last weekend in Las Vegas, “should’ve never happened,” according to UFC CEO Dana White. So how did “The Baddy” get inside the cage? “It was a Joe Rogan mistake,” No. 2-ranked lightweight contender, Arman Tsarukyan, told Daniel Cormi…