Paddy Pimblett tough on the UFC: “For what they pay me, I’m not going to face Tony Ferguson or any top 10”
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English lightweight and new MMA figure Paddy Pimblett looks more and more like Irishman Conor McGregor. It is that the blonde, little by little I want his salary to be high, even more so if they want to face him with high ranking fighters. In that sense, he followed in the footsteps of his bantamweight colleague Sean O’Malley, who recently said he would not agree to face a top 10.
In an interview on the program “Anything Goes With James English”, Pimblett guaranteed that, for what he wins, he would never accept a fight, for example, against Tony Ferguson, even if he wanted to test himself against the American.
“Shit! I’m not going to face a UFC top 10 for the salary I make. Someone posted that they would like to see me face Tony Ferguson. And I guarantee that I would like to see a fight of mine against Tony Ferguson, but I will never accept this fight for the amounts that I receive in my current contract.explained ‘The Baddy’.
And closed: “Dammit! How could he put up a fight like that to face Tony Ferguson? He is still one of the best lightweights in the world. For a salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars, I fight him. Not because of what I earn today! “.
Named the “new Conor McGregor” after his UFC debut, and because of his popularity in England – he was a champion of the Cage Warriors and has a talkative and provocative style similar to Irish – Pimblett has been reaping the rewards of the exposure he had. . signing with the UFC. The Englishman recently signed a “seven figure” (or million dollar) deal with Barstool Sports to be a brand ambassador and content creator.
Now of course the fighter wants to assert his fame and if from the company that Dana White runs, they want him to face the most qualified, Pimblett, with good reason, will look for more dollars in his account. We will see what happens soon.
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