Paddy Pimblett reacts to Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson and Dan Hooker being ranked at the bottom end of the lightweight rankings
Paddy Pimblett has reacted to the latest UFC rankings that sees Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson and Dan Hooker ranked towards the bottom.
'The Baddy' is one of the UFC and British MMA's rising stars, but he is yet to earn a number next to his name. Pimblett has won all three of his fights in the UFC so far since making his debut last year.
The Liverpudlian finished all three of his victories and earned a Performance of the Night bonus in each. Paddy Pimblett is hoping to continue his fine form and take a big step towards breaking into the rankings when he makes his UFC Vegas debut this month against Jared Gordon.
Despite being unranked, the 27-year-old is confident he'll have no trouble defeating the old guard. Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson are legends of the sport, but 'The Baddy' spoke with his usual confidence and insisted he'd beat them all.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Pimblett reacted to the latest 155lbs rankings:
"There's no gimme fights in the lightweight division, it's a shark tank, the hardest division in the world. Tony Ferguson is No.15, McGregor is 14. [Dan Hooker is mentioned to be No.11.] I'd beat them all up! Every fight is a step up, there's no easy fights in the UFC."
Watch the clip here:
Paddy Pimblett interested in fighting Conor McGregor at welterweight
Paddy Pimblett recently opened up about the possibility of facing Conor McGregor should the UFC star make his eventual return to the octagon.
In an interview with ESPN MMA's Marc Raimondi, Paddy Pimblett was asked if facing 'Notorious' was something he'd be interested in. According to 'The Baddy', if he and McGregor did step into the cage, it would go down as the biggest UFC pay-per-view in history. Pimblett is open to the contest at welterweight:
"It would be the biggest pay-per-view that the UFC has ever seen like put it that way, goes without saying. But I think when Conor comes back, he'll be fighting at 170(lbs). He'll struggle to make 155(lbs) now to be honest."
The Liverpudlian added that he has respect for McGregor and everything he's done to elevate the sport:
"He's looking big. But I respect Conor, you know what I mean. What he's done for this sport, he's done a lot more than most of the people that've done this sport and I think he gets a bad rep like he doesn't get the respect that he deserves."
Catch the full interview here: