Paddy Pimblett’s first shot at a UFC championship is on the calendar.
After a perfect 7-0 run on MMA’s biggest stage to date, Pimblett will enter the Octagon early next year with a UFC title on the line for the first time.
Dana White announced this on Thursday evening, revealing Pimblett will be the main attraction at UFC 324 along with other notable fight announcements.
With that, ‘The Baddy’ will have the chance to achieve one of his UFC goals on January 24 in Las Vegas. But having his hand raised and gold wrapped around his waist is not his ultimate aspiration…
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Paddy Pimblett prefers a major event at Anfield Stadium over winning the UFC title
Most fighters want to rise through the ranks in mixed martial art and become a UFC champion.
While that has long been high on his list of priorities, Pimblett’s leading ambition is to fight at Anfield in a UFC main event. The venue is Anfield, the home stadium of Liverpool. Football Club.
Soon after arriving in the UFC, ‘The Baddy’ revealed that plan and even said he would choose an Anfield main event over a championship crowning.
“I’d probably pick Anfield (over a UFC title),”Pimblett said ESPN MMA 2022. “Because…
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