Paddy Pimblett (21-3) made his UFC debut in 2021 after competing in several MMA promotions. In his UFC debut match, Pimblett defeated Luigi Vendramini by KO in the first round. Pimblett is on an undefeated streak in Dana White’s promotion.
The 29-year-old is scheduled to face Bobby Green (32-15-1Draw-1NC) in a lightweight bout at UFC 304 in Manchester, England. In an interview with MMA Junkie, Paddy Pimblett said that UFC 304 will be his final fight on the current UFC contract. Pimblett added that he has no intention to join other MMA promotions. He also expressed interest in facing “stupid YouTubers” in boxing matches.
“It goes without saying: I wouldn’t want to go to a different organization. UFC is the cream of the crop. It’s the main place. When you say to people, ‘I do MMA.’ Most of them go, ‘What’s that?’ You say, ‘UFC.’ People don’t even know what MMA is. They know what UFC is. You never know, though. Some of these stupid YouTubers who are boxing could end up offering me millions to end up fighting one of them. So, we’ll see what happens.
Obviously, if I fight again this year, then I’m going to want to fight someone else and get in the rankings, and I’m going to want to fight someone higher up in the rankings. Me and Moicano have had a little back-and-forth. I’d love to fight Moicano. I think it would be absolutely hilarious to do a season of The Ultimate Fighter with him. I think that would be one of the best seasons they’ve ever done. We’ll see what happens. This is the last fight on my contract, so we’ll be getting back to the renegotiation table after this. So, we’ll see what happens.”
Paddy Pimblett last competed at UFC 296, where he picked up the victory over Tony Ferguson (25-10) via unanimous decision.