The UFC is about to return to London, England on March 22 the place it’s anticipated that Paddy Pimblett will make his seventh look contained in the Octagon. “The Baddy” has gone 6-0 within the promotion together with his final win, a primary spherical submission end over King Inexperienced at UFC 304, seeing him earn the #13-spot within the rankings.
Although the previous UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has not too long ago claimed that he can be one half of the principle occasion on the O2 Area, Pimblett has turn into a staple of the UK playing cards and he at all times attracts numerous consideration to them. On condition that his subsequent battle can be a giant matchup at 155-pounds, if he’s going to get a spot in London, it ought to make for a reasonably important Struggle Night time occasion with a number of excessive stakes clashes.
Each Beneil Dariush and Renato Moicano might have been potential opponents for the scouse contender however with them being booked towards one another for UFC 311 in January, there aren’t too many names that make sense for Pimblett proper now. Ranked one spot above Dariush at #8 is a possible opponent that has put his hand as much as be the away fighter in London.
Poland’s Mateusz Gamrot is seeking to bounce again from his loss to Dan Hooker at UFC 305 this previous August which snapped his three-fight win streak towards high names in Jalin Turner, Rafael Fiziev and Rafael dos Anjos. Having not too long ago claimed {that a} report which matched him and Fiziev for a rematch was false, Gamrot adopted that up with a publish on X that referred to as for a battle with “The Baddy”.
Given Gamrot’s record of wins and opponents since he joined the UFC again in 2020, this may undoubtedly be the most important check of Pimblett’s profession so far and a possibility for him to make some severe headway into the light-weight high 10.