Paddy Pimblett has a tough time seeing his preventing future occurring wherever exterior the octagon past UFC 304, however it may.
Pimblett (21-3 MMA, 5-0 UFC) revealed to MMA Junkie on Thursday that his light-weight bout vs. Bobby Inexperienced (32-15-1 MMA, 13-10-1 UFC) on July 27 at Co-op Reside in Manchester, England (ESPN+ pay-per-view) would be the last battle on his present UFC contract.
In line with “The Baddy,” he has left any negotiations with the promotion to his supervisor Graham Boylan, however he doesn’t consider there have been severe negotiations a couple of new deal earlier than he signed on for UFC 304. It’s his expectation one thing will come collectively and he’ll proceed competing below the UFC banner, however with some important monetary prospects lingering on this planet of YouTube boxing, Pimblett can’t rule something out.
“It goes with out saying: I wouldn’t wish to go to a special group,” Pimblett advised MMA Junkie on Friday. “UFC is the cream of the crop. It’s the principle place. Whenever you say to individuals, ‘I do MMA.’ Most of them go, ‘What’s that?’ You say, ‘UFC.’ Individuals don’t even know what MMA is. They know what UFC is. You by no means know, although. A few of these silly YouTubers who’re boxing may find yourself providing me tens of millions to finish up preventing of them. So we’ll see what occurs.”
As Pimblett prepares to look to increase his undefeated UFC run towards Inexperienced, it’s onerous to think about a world exterior the loaded 155-pound division. He thinks a win over Inexperienced will put him within the official UFC rankings, and if that occurs he’s heat to the concept of a matchup towards Renato Moicano – no matter whether or not he wins or loses towards Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC Struggle Evening on Sept. 28 in Paris.
“Clearly, if I battle once more this yr, then I’m going to wish to battle another person and get within the rankings, and I’m going to wish to battle somebody increased up within the rankings,” Pimblett mentioned. “Me and Moicano have had a bit back-and-forth. I’d like to battle Moicano. I feel it could be completely hilarious to do a season of ‘The Final Fighter’ with him. I feel that may be probably the greatest seasons they’ve ever carried out. We’ll see what occurs. That is the final battle on my contract, so we’ll be getting again to the renegotiation desk after this. So we’ll see what occurs.”
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