Paddy Pimblett is ‘willing’ to fight Conor McGregor
UK UFC star Paddy Pimblett has claimed that he is willing to compete at welterweight (170lbs) against Conor McGregor while he waits his chance to get another stab at the 155lb title against new Champion Justin Gaethje.
Speaking to Demetrious Johnson, ‘The Baddy’ revealed his intentions for the rest of this year: “I want to win this lightweight belt, defend it, and then I’m going to eventually move up to welterweight. I’d love to get the rematch with Justin (Gaethje). Arman’s probably in front of me. I know he wants a rematch with Charles, so Charles is probably in front of me. I would like to fight again before the end of the year. If Conor McGregor needs a welterweight opponent before the end of the year, I’m game.“
Paddy Pimblett Weight
Pimblett is well-known for piling the pounds back on between fights, so getting down the 170lbs would probably be easier for him than the 155 he usually has to weigh in for:
“I normally get to 190-195, but as I say, I get back to the octagon at 185. (When) I cut to 155, I’ll do about 12 pounds overnight, something like that, and then within an hour or two hours of the weigh-in, I’m back up to 170 off just drinking. Then I’m back to 185 the next day.”
If Paddy does end up fighting the Irish star on a UFC card, it would probably end up being one of the biggest promoted fights of recent years, especially if the company leans hard on the England vs Ireland aspect of the fight and actually hold it somewhere in Europe.
McGregor is set to return to the octagon at UFC 329 to face Max Holloway at 170lbs.
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