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McGregor (22-6) is set to return after a five-year hiatus from the Ultimate Fighting Championship in a welterweight matchup against Max Holloway (27-9) in the main event of the upcoming numbered event on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Pimblett (23-4) co-headlines the card in a lightweight bout against Benoit St. Denis (17-3).
Paddy Pimblett wants Conor McGregor matchup at UFC’s MSG event
Pimblett wants to fight again before the end of the year. If McGregor defeats Holloway, he wants to face the Irish superstar on the UFC’s annual card at Madison Square Garden in New York, typically scheduled for November. While the Liverpool native competes at lightweight, he is willing to move up to 170 pounds to face the former two-division champion.
“The perfect fight for me would be Conor… Mad being on the same card as Conor McGregor. The biggest name in the sport, it’s nice for him to be back. This is probably going to be the most-watched UFC of all time,” Pimblett said in a recent interview. “I’m not gonna be the star of the show on this one, definitely not. Conor is. But probably gonna be the second star of the show. If Conor wins and I win… I wanna fight again before the end of the year. I’ll fight him at welterweight, in MSG?”
With both being former Cage Warriors champions, Pimblett was initially compared to McGregor when he joined the UFC. While “The Baddy” initially welcomed the comparisons, he has since grown into a star in his own right. He was riding a seven-fight winning streak before he came up short in an interim lightweight title fight against Justin Gaethje this past January.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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