Ilia Topuria’s manager has ‘leaked’ his client’s next fight – and it’s bad news for Paddy Pimblett.The Liverpudlian has been relentlessly campaigning for a grudge match with the newly minted UFC lightweight champion since the Spaniard got his hands on the belt last June.Topuria traded verbal blows with Pimblett after his victory before shoving the LiverpudlianGettyTopuria knocked out Charles Oliveira inside the opening stanza at UFC 317 to claim the vacant 155lbs belt before Pimblett stormed the cage to confront his bitter rival.Security was forced to intervene when Topuria shoved Pimblett following a heated exchange that looked like the perfect set-up for ‘El Matador’s’ first title defence.However, UFC president Dana White later distanced himself from the bout by insisting the moment had gone ‘off script’.The expectation was that No.2-ranked Arman Tsarukyan would get the next shot at lightweight gold after successfully making weight as the back-up opponent for Topuria vs Oliveira.But a quickly deleted Instagram post on Tuesday morning from Topuria’s manager, Lukasz Orzel, suggests that Topuria will fight Justin Gaethje at UFC 322 instead.“Say Goodnight Gaethje,” read the post, written in Spanish, followed by the hashtags ‘#AndStill and #UFC322’.The UFC 322 event is expected to take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 15.A rematch between Tracy Cortez and Erin Blanchfield is the only fight to be booked on the card so far, although Topuria vs Gaethje could headline the bill if Orzel’s comments prove to be true.Gaethje is currently ranked No.5 at 155lbs following a unanimous decision win over Rafael Fiziev in March.In the aftermath of his victory, Gaethje set the UFC a bold ultimatum: give the man the title shot next, otherwise he’ll hang up his gloves. Gaethje has publicly declared he will retire if his next fight isn’t for a UFC titleGettyThe demand was met with stark resistance from White.“Listen, if you’re thinking about retiring, you know how I feel about that — you should probably retire,” White told assembled media.“We love Justin Gaethje, and Gaethje did step up [for UFC 300], and he’s been an exciting and fun fighter to have here in the UFC.“But to say unless you give me a title shot otherwise I’m retiring, that’s pretty wacky.”The MMA moguls’ comments certainly didn’t suggest a sure-fire shot at gold.However, the claim that Gaethje is next in line to face Topuria has also been backed up by former lightweight title challenger Renato Moicano.Instagram - Lukasz OrzelTopuria’s manager’s post translates to ‘Say Goodnight Gaethje’[/caption]During a recent interview with Brazilian MMA reporter Laerte Viana, Moicano mentioned he had been ‘hearing whispers’ that Topuria vs Gaethje was the main event for UFC 322, with a flyweight title fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Van targeted as chief support.Further fuel was added to the fire when Van took to social media shortly after Moicano’s comments to reveal that he had signed a contract for his next fight.