4 days Ago By Alan Dawson
Conor McGregor remains unimpressed with both rising lightweight Paddy Pimblett , and the entire division that he has left behind, since he has not fought in the UFC for almost four years, when he suffered brutal back-to-back losses to Dustin Poirier . In his absence, Pimblett has not only become the new kid on the block, but one with a huge, built-in fan-base. He's also justifying his hype as he's on a tear, defeating Tony Ferguson, King Green, and Michael Chandler with ease.
His latest win, on the 12th of April in the co-main event at UFC 314, was arguably the signature victory of his career to date. Paddy Pimblett's professional MMA record (as of 15/04/25) 26 fights 23 wins 3 losses By knockout 7 0 By submission 10 1 By decision 6 2 Though McGregor recognizes improvement, he did not seem too moved when commenting about the fight, and its role in the overall landscape at 155 pounds. KSI's team revealed talks with UFC superstar Conor McGregor over a potential boxing fight.
Conor McGregor Comments on Paddy Pimblett Win McGregor, notably, placed an alleged $500,000 bet on Chandler to win via finish — a wager that would have earned him a $2.5 million score had that transpired. As it turned out, it was Pimblett who earned the stoppage.
"My history with Mike and the odds on him by KO swayed me to take the risk," said McGregor, on X, in a post that since appears to have been removed from the platform. He added that, while Pimblett is "improving," he has "a way to go yet." The division includes a dominant champion in Islam Makhachev , who McGregor's career rival Khabib Nurmagomedov mentors and helps train, as well as a number of legitimate contenders like Charles Oliveira , Dan Hooker, and Pimblett.
McGregor, though, sees the talent pool as overrated. "The division is woeful." "It is equal, and equal brings good fights.
So happy days ...
Ah well, what’s $500,000 to me? More than your purse [salary]." It is unclear who Pimblett will fight next, but those within the industry have suggested either Dan Hooker, or Oliveira. A victory over one of those ranked contenders would catapult Pimblett even further up the rankings, and thus make a title shot against Makhachev as close to a foregone conclusion as possible.
As for the money fight, well ...
Sean O'Malley suggested the UFC go ahead and make Pimblett the return opponent of McGregor himself . Cristiano Ronaldo left a message for Alexander Volkanovski after he won the UFC title..
