Paddy Pimblett has continued to be a huge fan favorite now that he is with the UFC. There are a lot of talks on what he could do with the promotion and what cards he could headline, including Anfield in Liverpool.
The UFC lightweight got brutally honest when talking about fighting at Anfield. He doesn't see it happening any time soon.
“I’ll be honest with you, that’s [Anfield] not gonna be until like 2024, 2025,” the UFC lightweight told ESPN. “It’s not. I’m gonna win three fights in 2022, and then I can start demanding it when I’m 4-0 in the UFC and working towards a ranking. That’s when I can start saying it. But they’re not gonna give me it until I’m in like the top 10, or if it’s a number one contender fight, something like that, I know they’re not.
“It’s gonna be like 70,000 people, lad – 80,000 people. It’s gonna be sick. But that’s happening, I’ve said it. People were asking me on my Twitch last night, people kept saying it’s gonna be like a UFC Liverpool in London [in March], why don’t they just do it in the Echo Arena? I’m like, because it’s too small. I filled the Echo Arena out on my own for Cage Warriors, nevermind with the UFC name attached to it and other high profile fighters fighting on it like Till, Molly and Aspinall.”
Paddy Pimblett was asked about what he wanted to do the most before he retired, headline a UFC card at Anfield or win a UFC title. The Englishman proved he was a man of the people before anything else.
“I’d probably pick Anfield. That’s for my people, do you know what I mean? That would be my people there watching me. Obviously I”m in this sport to become a UFC world champion, I’m in it for the legacy and what I leave behind. But, I think I’d leave a better legacy in my city if I headlined at Anfield for one fight rather than winning a title abroad.”
Paddy Pimblett has a bright future in the UFC. It will be up to him to capitalize and become a big star in the promotion.
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