UFC star eager to fight Conor McGregor in December 2024
An undefeated UFC star says he would take a December fight with Conor McGregor 'In a heartbeat.'
UFC star Paddy Pimblett says he is more than willing to throw down with Conor McGregor before the year is out.
the 6-0 UFC star, who made a triumphant return from injury in July with a submission win over King Green, has been frequently touted as a potential opponent for McGregor should the Irishman return to the cage.
While in conversation with OLBG, Pimblett slams controversial UFC star Colby Covington before moving onto McGregor: "Yeah, if they got on me now and said do you want to fight Conor McGregor in December.
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"Of course I'd say yes, I'm not f***** stupid. Or Colby as well, because I think he’s a p****. He is so fake. Every UFC staff I've spoken to says he's such a nice person. I'm like, but why is he a bell*** then?
"So like he's a proper nice person behind the camera and then it's like, well, that's just a knobhead then because he is fake [in front of the camera] I don't like that lad, I used to watch wrestling when I was a kid, but that's proper wrestling. Nah, I'm not into it. "
On McGregor, 'The Baddy' believes Anfield is the only venue that would be fit to host a fight of this calibre.
“Yeah, of course it would do. Never mind just the city and the UK, it would be around the world. It would be unbelievable [A fight with McGregor at Anfield].
"Anyone that would say no to fighting McGregor is just an idiot because you're never getting a payday like it. I'd fight McGregor tomorrow, obviously for the city it would be unbelievable. Me, the biggest star in Liverpool MMA fighting the biggest star in the world when it comes to MMA.
"I'd take that fight in a heartbeat, I'd love that fight. McGregor is a legend. What he's done in the sport, it’s unprecedented, especially in the short space of time he did it in. But I back myself against anyone.
“I hope so. I hope I can convince him to go outdoors at Anfield. He needs to come to a footy match to see what the atmosphere is like because I think he thinks it takes away from the atmosphere [going outdoors] But at Anfield it doesn't, mate, when you've got 60,000 scousers in there, it won't.”
McGregor hasn't fought since 2021 when he was beaten by Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. The Notorious one snapped his leg during that fight and is yet to return from the nasty injury.
A return against Michael Chandler never came to fruition in 2024, though both McGregor and UFC CEO Dana White have suggested that a comeback in 2025 is likely.
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