I did that when I won that first world title at 21 and started thinking I was the boy." 'The fact it wasn't a flawless win made it even better' "I know my head won't fall off when I get a bit of dough and I get a bit of fame. "Everything got timed perfectly," he says confidently, adding: "If I'd have signed years ago, it would have ended in tears. He has had ups and downs in his career, though, including losing the title to Nad Narimani in his home city in 2017.Īnd he twice turned down the opportunity to fight in the UFC before finally accepting this year.ĭoes he feel the decision to wait was vindicated by his first-round defeat of Brazil's Luigi Vendramini?
In 2016, aged 21, he won the Cage Warriors featherweight belt, which had previously been held by the legendary Conor McGregor.
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Though global attention is a new thing for Pimblett, he has long been hyped in the fight community, particularly on his home patch of Merseyside. Pimblett (left) speaks about Liverpool's prospects on MOTDx, saying: "I think we'll win the league." 'If I'd have signed to UFC years ago, it would have ended in tears' This week he appears as a guest on MOTDx, picking a Liverpool XI of the best players he's seen.īefore that, we caught up with him to talk about his long-awaited UFC debut, calling people "sausages" and "lizards", why loyalty is so important to him, and much more.
Aged 26, the Englishman has vowed to "take over" the UFC, describing himself as "the new cash cow" and "the main man on the roster".
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