Ilia Topuria asked fans to pick between two UFC superstars for his comeback fight and then tagged Dana White in the poll results.

Topuria has been out of action since his crushing defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250 at the White House in June.

He attempted to make the first defence of his UFC lightweight crown, having won the vacant title following his devastating first-round victory over Charles Oliveira.

But Topuria surrendered his UFC lightweight title after his corner stopped the bout following the fourth round of their championship clash, with referee Marc Goddard making a telling comment in the aftermath of the showdown.

He had stayed away from social media until September, when he took to social media to make a huge accusation against Gaethje.

Ilia Topuria Asks Fans to Pick Between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett

Topuria, who is eyeing a return in early 2027, sat down with Alvaro Colmenero in his first interview since his punishing defeat to 'The Highlight' and touched on several topics, including his next UFC assignment.

Two names were mentioned as, naturally, he discussed his previous fight against Gaethje and talked up a grudge match against long-time viral Paddy Pimblett.

Later, Topuria created a poll asking fans to pick between Gaethje and Pimblett for his comeback fight and the results are in.

Almost a million Instagram users had their say as Topuria shared the poll results, revealing 55 per cent of the voters wanted him to run it back with Gaethje, while 45 per cent of the voters wanted him to face Pimblett.

'El Matador' shared the poll results and tagged White, accompanied with the caption: "More than 850k votes in less than 24h..."

Topuria is hellbent on rematching Gaethje and called him a 'nobody' in a scathing put-down.

"He won't have any say in absolutely anything. He doesn't call any shots. This is between the UFC and me. Whatever we decide, whatever's best for us, that's what Justin will do," he told Colmenero.

"Justin is a nobody. Imagine, if I fight Paddy, Justin even as the champion would have to be the co-main event. Who could you match him with that would be bigger than my fight with Paddy?"

The 29-year-old also went off on 'The Baddy', claiming he'd 'eat him up like a sausage' if they fought inside the famed Octagon.

"I'll eat him up like the sausage he is," he exclaimed. "With that head of his, just throw a punch in his direction and you'll hit him. He's someone you can dominate. You can dominate him comfortably. He has a sausage body and thinks being big will give him an advantage."