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Paddy Pimblett makes his much-anticipated debut in the UFC this weekend. Pimblett will be one of many British fighters on a card that was initially set to take place in London. However, with the pandemic still at large, the promotion was forced to shift the event back to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. 

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Conor McGregor recently shared a cryptic tweet aimed at Pimblett. In a recent interview, ‘The Baddy’ gave everyone the back story behind the tweet. He said, “Well, when he was in Liverpool back in 2017, he was supposedly outside my house. I don’t know if he was outside wanting me to come and party with him, or looking to fight.” 

‘The Baddy’ continued, “But he was meant to be outside my house in the middle of the night. But, he must have been at the wrong house lad cause my mum has CCTV lad. Obviously, if he was outside my house, that was getting videoed and put all over Instagram… I wished he would have knocked on lad, cause at the time I was out partying all the time. And I would have been partying with him.”

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Paddy Pimblett to be the face of the UFC?

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For a long time, Pimblett was linked to the UFC, wondering when he would make the move to the premier MMA organization in the world. Prior to his imminent debut, Pimblett was offered a UFC contract not once but twice. He turned down the offer to fight in the UFC both times, stating he was not ready when it was offered to him on both occasions. Now at 26, ‘The Baddy’ feels he is ready to conquer the UFC and become the new face of the promotion. 

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Pimblett is 3-2 in his last five fights, coming into the UFC. In his last two fights, ‘The Baddy’ secured impressive finishes over the likes of Decky Dalton and Davide Martinez. Pimblett will take on Luigi Vendramini in his debut fight with the UFC.

The Baddy’ stated that he would be really disappointed in himself if he allowed Vendramini to get past round two. Will Pimblett be able to live up to all the hype he has garnered in the UFC? We will find out shortly!