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‘Why should I fight four times a year?’ — Paddy Pimblett says he makes more money outside of UFC

UFC newcomer Paddy Pimblett sees no reason to be more active in the UFC when he’s making more money outside the Octagon than he is inside it.

That’s according to a recent interview with former UFC heavyweight turned podcast host and comedian Brendan Schaub, where Pimblett made his case for a pay rise and a new UFC contract.

“I make more money outside the octagon,” Pimblett (18-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) revealed during a recent appearance on the Food Truck Diaries (h/t Sportskeeda). “And it makes me laugh when people are commenting on my stuff and things saying, ‘He’s not active enough.