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Liverpudlian Paddy Pimblett says he expects to beryllium added to UFC Manchester connected 27 July.
The UFC announced its return to nan UK past week, pinch Britons Tom Aspinall and Leon Edwards expected to characteristic successful title fights.
Pimblett, 29, is undefeated since joining nan UFC successful 2021 and hit fable Tony Ferguson successful his past outing successful December.
The Englishman, speaking connected his YouTube channel,, external wants to conflict connected nan Manchester card, saying: “I deliberation you’ll spot your boy connected there.”
Pimblett, who has 5 wins from 5 UFC fights, has respective options for his adjacent bout.
Lightweight rivals Bobby Green and Renato Moicano some called Pimblett retired aft their wins astatine UFC 300 earlier this month.
Both men beryllium successful nan apical 15 of nan UFC's lightweight rankings, pinch American Green astatine 15 and Brazil’s Moicano astatine 10.
"Bobby Green screamed my sanction connected nan mic aft [UFC 300]. Didn’t astonishment me, cognize what I mean? He mightiness beryllium ranked, but he’s sewage nary followers, and he needs maine - conscionable for illustration everyone else,” Pimblett said.
"I’d alternatively conflict my boy, Moicano. Where you at, Renato?
"I don’t moreover dislike Renato Moicano, I really for illustration him. He’s a funny guy, he’s a cool dude, truthful maine and him having a conflict would beryllium hilarious."
UFC 304 will return spot during nan early hours successful nan UK, pinch nan MMA promotion intending to broadcast nan pay-per-view show during primetime successful nan US.
Pimblett's chap Englishman Michael Bisping defended his middleweight title successful 2016 successful a akin event, pinch his conflict not starting until aft 4am section clip successful Manchester connected that occasion.
