Paddy Pimblett is streaking up the UFC lightweight division as one of the UK’s most popular MMA talents, and he’s doing it seemingly all on his own terms. The Next Generation MMA fighter has made it clear in the past that he doesn’t need to go asking for big fights, with the hype he’s gathered, he’ll always have opponents to choose from.
“As I say, I don’t mention anyone’s name. People talk about me,” Pimblett said in a July interview. “People have my name in their mouth. Like ‘hand sanitizer boy’ [Ilia Topuria], you know what I mean?