'Quitney Houston' - Paddy Pimblett's savage response after watching Ilia Topuria's TKO defeat to Justin Gaethje

Paddy Pimblett didn't hold back in his savage putdown of Ilia Topuria following his shock defeat to Justin Gaethje in the Main Event at the UFC White House.

The 29-year-old was full of confidence heading into the fight and even held a party the night before his clash, in which he claimed he had already secured victory.

Topuria started strongly and asserted his dominance during a strong second round, before Gaethje unleashed a series of punishing strikes that saw the fight stopped after the fourth round.

It marked the first defeat of Topuria's UFC career and one of the greatest shocks in the history of the sport. However, it was perhaps not such a shock to Pimblett.

The Baddy, who himself was beaten by Gaethje at UFC 324, wasn't surprised to see him cause an upset against 'Quitney Houston' and relished seeing his long-term rival finally lose his unbeaten record.

In a YouTube video that showed his live reaction as the fight unfolded, Pimblett began: “[Gaethje’s] busted Ilia’s face already. Gaethje’s landing, man. Topuria’s face is a bit of a mess already. This is fight of the night already. Gaethje rearranged my face, and he’s doing it to Topuria.”

He continued: “Ilia is looking tired, Gaethje is picking him apart. We’ve never seen Ilia’s face look like this. He’s getting mashed up. Justin just does this to people’s faces.. Justin, what did I say? I don't want to say all of this now, and he gets bingoed, but he is the ultimate spoiler. He beats people when people don't expect it."

It wasn't long before Pimblett was proved right. As the fourth round progressed, it became clearer that Topuria wasn't going to be able to last much longer.

“Calling the doctor, you gang of b*****. Oh my god, he’s going to quit. Oh my god, Ilia Topuria, you little b****. Don’t you dare quit like this. I couldn’t see and I carried on f****** fighting cause I’m not a little b****.” Pimblett said. "I got my eye gouged and I carried on f****** fighting.

"You are ready to quit Ilia, you little b****. This is what I would do to you, I would make you f****** quit. Never faced any adversity in your life lad, and now you’re facing it, and you’re f****** quitting like a little b****."

When the fight was finally stopped, Pimblett wasted no time in making clear his desire for his own rematch with Gaethje, following his own defeat in January.

He added: "Justin Gaethje, man, what did I tell you? The ultimate spoiler. You quit like a little b****. My face was worse than yours. I am quoting tweeting that tweet he said to me.

"Justin Gaethje, well in lad. Undisputed champion, you deserve it after your career. Now I want that rematch."