Paddy Pimblett recently took shots at Arman Tsarukyan after booking an interim lightweight title fight against Justin Gaethje, and the Georgian-born fighter issued a response.Dana White recently announced that Pimblett will be taking on Gaethje in an interim title fight in the headliner of UFC 324 in January, which also marks the first major event of the promotion's Paramount era. The winner of this bout is expected to get the next lightweight title shot against Ilia Topuria in 2026.Soon after White's announcement, Pimblett took to social media to troll Tsarukyan. In an X post, he wrote:"You like apples? @ArmanUfc."While many were intrigued by the Pimblett-Gaethje matchup, it appears Tsarukyan couldn't wrap his head around being snubbed. In an X post, he seemingly responded to Pimblett's diss and wrote:"Make it make sense."Pimblett and Tsarukyan share a history of bad blood and rarely miss an opportunity to take shots at each other online or via interviews. Both men had notably staked their claim for a title shot and been angling for a fight against Topuria for quite some time.While Pimblett is coming off a dominant third-round knockout victory over Michael Chandler at UFC 314 in April, Tsarukyan recently defeated Dan Hooker via second-round submission at UFC Qatar last weekend.When Paddy Pimblett explained preferring Justin Gaethje over Arman Tsarukyan as an opponentEarlier this year, Paddy Pimblett addressed a potential fight against Justin Gaethje or Arman Tsarukyan. The Liverpudlian made it clear that he preferred facing Gaethje over Tsarukyan and explained why.In an interview with One On One MMA in July (via @RedCorner_MMA on X), Pimblett lauded Gaethje as a "legend" and dismissed Tsarukyan's star power in the sport. When asked about a possible fight against Gaethje or Tsarukyan, he replied:"Arman's a very good fighter, but no one cares about him. People just look at him and think, 'Yeah, you sh*t yourself before fighting Islam [Makhachev].'... Everyone knows Justin Gaethje is a f**king banger... He's a legend, Arman isn't. So I'd love to fight another legend, Justin Gaethje."