Ilia Topuria has set his sights on a future showdown with Paddy Pimblett, stating that if Paddy secures one more win, they can fight.

Topuria faces Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title in the main event of UFC 317 this weekend. He moved up from featherweight after stopping Max Holloway in his last fight to pursue a belt in a second weight class. Should Topuria emerge victorious against Oliveira, a clash with Pimblett could be on the horizon. They have a history of bad blood after Pimblett’s controversial comments on Russia’s attack of Georgia, where Topuria has roots. With Pimblett now one of the rising stars in the divison after his Michael Chandler win, Topuria is targeting that fight to settle their feud.

“Hopefully, Paddy. Hopefully, he gets one more fight. He wins that fight, of course, and finally, we can be in the same Octagon together. It seemed like a couple of years ago it was impossible to have that fight. You were fighting at 145, and he was at 155. Now, it’s something that can happen. It started with a real London, now it’s real. It’s just a matter of time. I think it’s going to happen. If you ask me, it’s going to happen,” Topuria said