Drama! Rivals Gaethje and Pimblett exchange taunts and argue at the UFC 324 press conference.

Gaethje and Pimblett have a tense face-off at UFC. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC

The climate warmed between Justin gaethje e Paddy Pimblett at the press conference to promote the UFC 324. The top lightweight fighters (up to 70,3 kg) will compete for the interim belt in the main event scheduled to take place this Saturday (24), in Las Vegas (USA), but they almost brought forward the important commitment, intensifying the rivalry with the discussion.

And it wasn't long before the stars of... clashed. UFC 324 It happened. Right from the first question from the journalists, Pimblett provoked the veteran by stating that he would give him an unparalleled beating. Overflowing with confidence, the Englishman promised to win the fight quickly.

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Undeterred, Gaethje responded immediately. Irritated by 'The Baddy's' attitude, the American demanded respect and defended the retiree. Dustin poirier, who also suffered from the opponent's 'trash talk', and vowed to make him eat his words.

Check out the discussion between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett:

Paddy Pimblett"I know I have the heart and the will to fight several rounds with a warrior like Gaethje, but it won't last that long. Like I said, I'm going to give him a beating, and it will be like he's never seen before. I can't wait to show everyone how good I am."

Justin gaethje"I love this. I love everything he's saying. He definitely seems overconfident. He's here disrespecting legends like Poirier. I'm going to beat the crap out of that English son of a bitch on Saturday. Watch. I'm still in it. Legends retire, but I haven't retired yet. I'm still here. The flame is still as strong and burning as it ever was. I can't wait to fight this guy."

Pimblett: “Poirier never had a good word to say about me. Although I was honest and said he fought very badly against Holloway, fuck. Stop whining, for fuck's sake. I'm saying Poirier looked like shit against Holloway. That's what I said.”

Gaethje: "You'd look like crap fighting Holloway too."

Pimblett: "We'll see when I defeat you. I might end up fighting him."

Gaethje: “You’re not going to fight him. That’s exactly what I usually do to succeed. He’s strange, he has a weird fighting style and it will be a bit of a puzzle. I’ll have to figure out how to beat him during the first round. And, similar to my other opponents, I’m always building momentum. And this is a battle of momentum. I’ve already said, I’m going to massacre this guy.”

Pimblett: "If it lasts that long"