Paddy Pimblett kicks Charles Oliveira while he's down for 'embarrassing' UFC 317 loss: 'What the f-k was that gameplan? - MMAmania.com
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight champion suffered a brutal first-round knockout loss to for the recently vacated 155-pound title at UFC 317 this past weekend (Sat., June 28, 2025) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada (watch highlights).
While it was a fun fight for as long as it lasted, the next potential Lightweight title challenger, , was flabbergasted by Oliveira’s game plan ... that hasn’t changed in several years.
“I was thinking, you know, we could be in for a tough night for Topuria. Then Charles got it once and just started swinging with him,” Pimblett said on the Verse Us podcast. “I really like Charles, but what the f—k was that game plan, lad? Just stand in front of him and get punched in the face. I’d love to know what their game plan was. Because that was half embarrassing.”
“What are you doing just standing in the middle and swinging punches with him when he’s a top-class boxer and he’s got power,” Pimblett added. “It blew my mind how stupid he could be after that was his 47th pro fight, and he was going in there like an amateur.”
“Do Bronx” apologized for his performance.
With Pimblett very close to getting a shot at his arch enemy shortly, “Baddy” vows he won’t get knocked out.
“That’s the thing, [Oliveira] took loads of damage,” Pimblett said. “I’ve never had a fight like that. I want to have a war with someone, but I’ve never had one. I’ve never took a sustained amount of damage in my life. He wouldn’t knock me out. He could hit me with his best punch and I’d laugh in his face.”
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