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Sean O’Malley believes Paddy Pimblett is in a “lose-lose” situation against Tony Ferguson at UFC 296

Harry Kettle - October 4, 2023

Sean O’Malley has explained why Paddy Pimblett could be in a lose-lose situation against Tony Ferguson at UFC 296. At UFC 296, Paddy Pimblett faces the biggest opponent of his career thus far – Tony Ferguson. ‘El Cucuy’ is a former interim lightweight champion, but with a six-fight losing streak to his name, many wonder whether or not this will serve as his final fight in the promotion. On the flip side, this is a real test for Pimblett to see where exactly he’s at in the lightweight division.

Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson

Tony Ferguson believes he'll have speed advantage over Paddy Pimblett: "Faster now than I've ever been"

Josh Evanoff - October 3, 2023

Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson believes he’ll be faster than Paddy Pimblett. ‘El Cucuy’ has been out of action since a third-round submission loss to Bobby Green in July at UFC 290. The defeat was his sixth in a row, and there were quick calls for Tony Ferguson to retire. However, he quickly hit back at those calls to hang it up and booked a fight with Paddy Pimblett.

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Tony Ferguson has no plans of retiring, eyes Conor McGregor with a win over Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296

Cole Shelton - October 2, 2023

Tony Ferguson already has a callout ready should he beat Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296. Ferguson is set to return to the Octagon on Dec. 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada against Pimblett. It’s an intriguing matchup as Ferguson looks to snap his six-fight losing skid.

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John McCarthy shares the one area Paddy Pimblett can pose problems for Tony Ferguson

Harry Kettle - September 29, 2023

MMA analyst John McCarthy has given his thoughts on the upcoming match-up between Paddy Pimblett and Tony Ferguson. Later this year at UFC 296, Paddy Pimblett will square off against Tony Ferguson. It’s easily the biggest name he’s faced in his mixed martial arts career, but it must be said that fans are divided on this match-up. Some feel as if it’s a great test for both men, whereas others feel like it’s purely being set up with the intention of getting Pimblett a win against a big name.

Brendan Schaub and Tony Ferguson
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Brendan Schaub reacts to Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett booking: "Finally, Tony gets a winnable fight"

Josh Evanoff - September 27, 2023

UFC analyst Brendan Schaub is happy with the announcement of Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett. Earlier this week, Dana White announced that ‘El Cucuy’ and ‘The Baddy’ will fight in December. The two will face off at UFC 296 later this year, in what could be Tony Ferguson’s seventh loss in a row. Meanwhile, Paddy Pimblett is coming off a controversial win over Jared Gordon in December.

Chael Sonnen, Paddy Pimblett, UFC
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Chael Sonnen shares his thoughts on the recent Paddy Pimblett vs. Tony Ferguson fight booking: “This isn’t a hard bet”

Susan Cox - September 27, 2023

Chael Sonnen is sharing his thoughts on the recent Paddy Pimblett vs. Tony Ferguson fight booking. UFC 296 is taking place on Saturday, December 16th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tony Ferguson, Michael Chandler
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UFC CEO Dana White explains why the Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson booking “makes sense”

Harry Kettle - September 27, 2023

UFC CEO and president Dana White has explained the reasoning behind Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson being booked. In the last few days, fans have been processing the news that Paddy Pimblett and Tony Ferguson will square off at UFC 296 in Las Vegas. Pimblett, who is riding an impressive winning streak, will attempt to secure the biggest win of his career thus far. Ferguson, meanwhile, will aim to avoid a seventh straight defeat inside the Octagon.

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Tony Ferguson

Paddy Pimblett opens as a sizeable betting favorite in return fight against Tony Ferguson

Cole Shelton - September 25, 2023

Paddy Pimblett has opened as a sizeable betting favorite for his UFC 296 fight against Tony Ferguson. UFC CEO Dana White announced on Friday night that Pimblett is set for his first fight in a year as he takes on the former interim lightweight champion in Ferguson. It’s a fight that caught many by surprise, but on paper, does make a lot of sense in terms of where both men are in their careers.

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Paddy Pimblett

Dana White announces two more fights for UFC 296 including Paddy Pimblett vs. Tony Ferguson

Cole Shelton - September 22, 2023

UFC CEO Dana White has announced two more fights for UFC 296 including the return of Paddy Pimblett. Earlier this week, White announced that UFC 296 would be headlined by a welterweight title fight between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington. The co-main event of UFC 296 sees Alexandre Pantoja defending his flyweight title against Brandon Royval. The card already seemed solid, but White announced two more big fights on social media.

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Paddy Pimblett offers to face Matt Frevola in likely 2024 return: "I like being in exciting fights"

Josh Evanoff - July 21, 2023

UFC lightweight contender Paddy Pimblett is down to face Matt Frevola in his return. ‘The Baddy’ has been out of action since his clash with Jared Gordon at UFC 282 in December. Heading into the matchup, the Scouser had a massive amount of hype riding multiple finish victories in the promotion. However, ‘Flash’ gave him a much tougher fight than expected late last year.

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Paddy Pimblett says he would love to do a season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ with Ilia Topuria

Susan Cox - July 21, 2023

Paddy Pimblett is sharing that he would love to do a season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ with Ilia Topuria. Pimblett (20-3 MMA) last fought in the Octagon in December of 2022 at UFC 282 where he defeated Jared Gordon (19-6 MMA) by unanimous decision.

Drew Dober, Paddy Pimblett
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Drew Dober taunts Paddy Pimblett in hopes of securing future fight: “I wonder if he’s going to find his courage”

Susan Cox - July 19, 2023

Drew Dober is taunting Paddy Pimblett in hopes of securing a future fight. Dober (26-12 MMA) was sporting 3 wins in a row before his fight with Matt Frevola (11-3 MMA) in May of this year at UFC 288. It was ‘The Steamrolla’ handing Dober a TKO loss at 4:08 of round 1.

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Paddy Pimblett plans on being more disciplined with his diet going forward: “It’s ridiculous”

Harry Kettle - July 18, 2023

UFC fighter Paddy Pimblett has explained why he’s going to be more disciplined with his diet moving forward. Ever since his controversial win over Jared Gordon, Paddy Pimblett has had to face a lot of criticism. Many have decided to focus on his in-cage ability, whereas others have raised an eyebrow over his weight gain. Between fights, it’s been well documented that Paddy tends to balloon up in weight, even noting previously that he feels he has an eating disorder.

Logan Paul and Paddy Pimblett
Logan Paul

Bruce Buffer explains why he wants to see Logan Paul fight Paddy Pimblett in the UFC

Cole Shelton - July 11, 2023

Bruce Buffer is interested in seeing Logan Paul face Paddy Pimblett in the UFC. Paul has expressed interest in fighting in MMA as he has a wrestling background and also has some boxing fights. He also gets along with Dana White and recently asked to fight Paddy Pimblett inside of the Octagon.

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Logan Paul calls to face Paddy Pimblett on undercard of Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg: "For free"

Josh Evanoff - July 4, 2023

Logan Paul badly wants to fight Paddy Pimblett on the undercard of a UFC event featuring Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Over the last few weeks, the two billionaires have been going back and forth over a potential fight. For his part, Dana White has repeatedly confirmed that he plans to stage the contest in the UFC. Furthermore, both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have shown videos and images of themselves training for the potential bout.

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Ilia Topuria has moved past the idea of fighting Paddy Pimblett: “He’s not worth anything”

Harry Kettle - June 21, 2023

UFC fighter Ilia Topuria has moved past the idea of fighting Paddy Pimblett, believing it’s not worth his time and effort. Dating back to UFC London last year, Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett have had a big problem with one another. In fact, it stretches back even beyond that, to a social media interaction between the two.

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Paddy Pimblett vows to get fans back on his side with next UFC performance: “Everyone will be sucking my arse again”

Susan Cox - June 5, 2023

Paddy Pimblett is vowing to get fans back on his side with next UFC performance. ‘The Baddy’ (20-3 MMA) last fought in December of 2022 at UFC 282 where he defeated Jared Gordon (19-6 MMA) via unanimous decision. The win was controversial at best, with the majority of the media and fellow fighters scoring the fight against the Brit.

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Sean O'Malley

Sean O’Malley says Paddy Pimblett’s eating habits and recent injury are a recipe for depression: “It’s a bad recipe”

Susan Cox - May 9, 2023

UFC star Sean O’Malley believes Paddy Pimblett’s eating habits and recent injury are a recipe for depression. Paddy Pimblett (20-3 MMA) last fought in December of last year at UFC 282 where he defeated Jared Gordon (19-6 MMA) via unanimous decision in a lightweight bout.