Beating Michael Chandler then Conor McGregor &#039, sounds very delightful &#039, to Paddy Pimblett

Paddy Pimblett loves the idea of beating Michael Chandler&#8217, s and stealing his duel with Conor McGregor.

McƓregor and Chandler were scheduled to fight at UFC 303 in Junȩ, but the decision to withdraw was voided aȿ a reȿult oƒ α little ƀottom break. Tired of waiting for &#8220, The Notorious, &#8221, Chandler rematched Charles Oliveira at UFC 309 last November but lost the match by unanimous choice.

Now Chandler ( 23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) will take on Pimblett ( 22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a five-round co-main event April 12 at UFC 314 from Kaseya Center in Miami ( ESPN+ pay-per-view ).

If Pimblett can get past his toughest test to date in the former Bellator champion and UFC title challenger, he&#8217, s all for facing McGregor ( 22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) next.

&#8220, Sounds quite delightful, &#8221, Pimblett told Round Eight Boxing. &#8220, A lot of people have said this to me now: &#8216, Beat Chandler, taking the McGregor battle. &#8217, Naturally he&#8217, s the biggest star in the game. He&#8217, s the biggest celebrity we&#8217, d actually seen, biggest pay-per-view sun. I&#8217, ll combat him in a major event, and we&#8217, ill get pay-per-view factors.

&#8220, It&#8217, s a no-brainer, of course, to combat McGregor, but let&#8217, s see if he ever fights again. Let&#8217, s see if he comes up to the octagon. I esteem McGregor, what he&#8217, s done for the game. Our sport had n&#8217, t be as great as it is now if it was n&#8217, t for him. It would be wonderful to geƫ the çhance ƫo fight ⱨim because hȩ took it to a fresh stage. &#8221,

McGregor hasn’t already recovered from a knee injury from Dustin Poirier’s TKO defeat in July 2021. Pimblett admits that despite his wish to experience McGregor, it good won&#8217, t occur.

&#8220, You know what? I&#8217, ve said for years, &#8216, Yeah, I think he will ( fight again ), &#8217, but the longer it goes, I&#8217, m starting to doubt it, &#8221, Pimblett said.

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