{"id":37131,"date":"2026-03-10T12:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Paddy-Pimblett-believes-Justin-Gaethje-could-upset-Ilia-Topuria-200406"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:41:10","slug":"paddy-pimblett-believes-justin-gaethje-could-upset-ilia-topuria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/paddy-pimblett-believes-justin-gaethje-could-upset-ilia-topuria\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy Pimblett believes Justin Gaethje could upset Ilia Topuria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Paddy
\nPimblett<\/a> knows better than to count out former foe Justin
\nGaethje<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Interim lightweight champion Gaethje will challenge Ilia
\nTopuria<\/a> in a title unifier in the main event at
\nUFC White House<\/a>on June 14. Topuria has opened as a massive -600
\nfavourite on the sportsbooks against Gaethje, a +425
\nunderdog. <\/p>\n

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However, Pimblett warns fans against counting out Gaethje, who has
\nbeen an underdog for most of his
\nUFC<\/a> career. Pimblett has a \u201csneaky suspicion\u201d that Gaethje
\nmight pull off a huge upset against \u201cEl Matador\u201d at the White
\nHouse. \u201cThe Baddy\u201d further notes that, as an American, Gaethje will
\nhave added motivation fighting in front of the American President
\non his birthday, on a card celebrating America\u2019s 250th year of
\nIndependence.<\/p>\n

Added Motivation<\/h2>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a scrap,\u201d Pimblett said on YouTube<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019re gonna come out, and they\u2019re
\ngonna try to take each other\u2019s heads off. Everyone\u2019s already been
\ncounting Gaethje out. And we\u2019ve already learned we can\u2019t do that.
\nI\u2019ve got a sneaky suspicion that Gaethje might pull off an upset
\nand surprise everyone. It\u2019s a fist fight, it could go either ways,
\nanyone could beat anyone. In the White House, [Gaethje\u2019s] probably
\ngonna have a little bit more motivation to go out there and win
\nbecause it\u2019s in front of his president and his home
\ncountry.\u201d <\/p>\n

Gaethje won the interim title against Pimblett via unanimous
\ndecision at UFC 324<\/a>
\nthis past January. Gaethje was a sizeable +190 underdog going into
\nthe fight against Pimblett, a -235 favorite. <\/p>\n