Paddy Pimblett gives three-word response to Renato Moicano's cold warning issued after UFC Paris win
Following his win at UFC Paris, Renato Moicano called out Paddy Pimblet as his next potential opponent. In the wake of Moicano's callout, Pimblet issued a three-word response.
Moicano headlined UFC Paris this past weekend in a lightweight bout against Benoit Saint-Denis. The Brazilian entered the bout with a three-fight win streak. In his last octagon outing at the historic UFC 300, Moicano secured a second-round knockout against Jalin Turner. Meanwhile, Saint-Denis was coming off a second-round knockout loss against former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier at UFC 299.
Moicano dominated the opening round by keeping Saint-Denis under control while scoring numerous strikes. The Frenchman's face was covered in blood, and his eye suffered severe damage as a result. Saint-Denis survived the first round despite his injuries.
Due to extensive damage sustained in the first round, Saint-Denis's condition had to be assessed by the cage-side doctor before the third round could begin. It was discovered that the 28-year-old was blind in his right eye, leading to Moicano being declared the winner due to a doctor's stoppage.
Following Moicano's victory, he spoke to Michael Bisping, calling out Pimblett and Dan Hooker as his next potential opponents in his octagon interview. 'Money' emphasized his callout to the British fighter, saying:
''Please, don't accept the fight, I'm gonna hurt you. I'm gonna elbow your skull.''
Moicano also expressed his thoughts on fighting for the title, saying:
"Go to the top-15 and find somebody with six wins in a row and five finishes. People cannot deny me anymore. I am 35 years old, I don't have much time. I want to beat Dan Hooker or Paddy Pimblett or somebody else and fight for the title."
Check out Renato Moicano's comments below (3:05):
In response, Pimblett took to social media and accepted Moicano's callout, writing:
''Let’s do this''
Check out Paddy Pimblett's reply to Renato Moicano below: