Paddy Pimblett has admitted that he must improve his striking ahead of a potential fight with Ilia Topuria.

Pimblett dominated Michael Chandler in his last fight at UFC 314 to climb up the lightweight rankings and has since been linked to a blockbuster clash with Topuria.

Topuria was crowned the UFC lightweight champion in June after knocking out Charles Oliveira.

After the bout, Pimblett stormed the Octagon and faced off with the Georgian-born Spanish fighter, with security forced to intervene in a heated exchange.

Several MMA fans were left wanting to see the two undefeated UFC stars fight it out for Topuria's first title defence to settle their bitter rivalry that dates back many years .

Pimblett has previously insisted that Topuria will be his next fight , but top-ranked

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