Paddy Pimblett has welcomed a struggle with Renato Moicano at UFC 304, predicting a “hilarious” build-up, pace additionally responding to Bobby Inexperienced.
Moicano and Inexperienced each attach wins at UFC 300 on 13 April, and the lightweights have since referred to as out Pimblett, who’s eyeing a place at the UFC 304 card, which takes playground in Manchester on 27 July.
Pimblett addressed each callouts pace talking on his YouTube channel on Sunday (28 April), pronouncing: “Everybody wants a slice of ‘The Baddy’.
“Bobby Green screamed my name on the mic after [UFC 300]. Didn’t surprise me, know what I mean? He might be ranked, but he’s got no followers, and he needs me – just like everyone else.
“They want to fight me because they know I’m the boy. Bobby Green’s an option. If Bobby Green wants to fight, I’m there.”
The Liverpudlian, 29, expressed a desire to struggle Moicano, alternatively, pronouncing: “I’d rather fight my boy, Moicano. Where you at, Renato?
“I don’t even dislike Renato Moicano, I actually like him. He’s a funny guy, he’s a cool dude, so me and him having a fight would be hilarious.
“The build-up to that fight would be very, very funny. I think it’d be even funnier if me and him done a season [coaching against each other on] The Ultimate Fighter. That’d be six, seven, eight weeks of pure comedy for the fans, so I’d love that to be honest.”
Pimblett closing fought in December, outpointing light-weight legend Tony Ferguson to stick unbeaten within the UFC at 5-0.
“Next for me […] hopefully it’s someone in the top 15,” Pimblett mentioned on Sunday. “I don’t want to fight down, I want to be trying to fight up.
“I want to try and get ranked […] and I’d rather go right in at rank 10, rather than beating rank 15.”