Logan Paul has called out Paddy Pimblett for a UFC fight bout after making his intentions clear to compete in Dana White's industry. Paul admitted he respects Pimblett and hopes to get him on his podcast when he travels to the United States next week, but is keen to fight him in the octagon.
Paul, a wrestler in his younger days, his transitioned from a YouTuber to combat sports star in recent years, boxing Floyd Mayweather, whilst this past week impressing in his performance at Wrestlemania 38 - with a number of legends from the sport such as The Rock and Triple H praising him.
And last month, on his Impaulsive podcast, Paul told Dana White that he'd like to fight in the UFC - something the president of the company did not rule out. Speaking on Ariel Helwani's MMA Hour, Paul has now eyed his favoured opponent should he be signed to a UFC bout.
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He told Helwani: "I have found out who I would like to fight if I did a UFC match. Paddy the Baddy. They say he is the next Conor McGregor, right? He is super charismatic and entertaining as hell. He is on the come-up and young like me and has a real loud mouth. I like the way he can perform.
"I think I might have him on my podcast and say to him straight up 'I would like to fight you in the UFC'. He could get up to 185lbs and I could get down to 185lbs for a UFC match. It's the only thing I don't know if I would win, he is a good a** fighter and I have never had an MMA fight. If I am doing it obviously I think I am going to win.
"But now I am looking at it and if I do a UFC fight then I have to do it with someone else who can sell tickets. He is still relatively new and he is young and entertaining so I think the fans will eat that s*** up. There is too much going on at the moment but yeah."
Weight would be an issue which could prevent the two from fighting. Pimblett has previously fought at 145lbs, but now fights at 155lbs - with Logan Paul fighting Floyd Mayweather whilst at 189lbs. Pimblett is currently walking around at 202lbs - 47lbs heavier than what we saw him less than three weeks ago in his UFC London win, after self-admittedly piling on the pounds whilst he recovers from his knee injury.
Outside of the octagon, Pimblett is a beloved online figure - signing with American media outlet Barstool Sports, whilst also having his own YouTube channel.
Pimblett, who is a self-admitted foodie, ballooned up to almost 200lbs after his win over Vendramini, and stated that he'll put on weight again in between fights. After his win over Vargas, he came to the press conference with a pizza.
Last week, the 27-year-old showed what was in his fridge when he spoke on the Pat McAfee Show. In his kitchen, Pimblett showed off a huge pack of doughnuts, easter eggs, chocolate, cheesecake and crisps.
Pimblett was recently praised after an interview discussing his wage, after it was revealed the fighter's pay pales in comparison to some bigger names. In the interview he said: "I hope I do end up earning as much money as Conor McGregor, lad. Then no child in my city will ever eat from a food bank ever again. I’m gonna give back to my city and sort of been planning on doing the past few months, just to start me own charity. I think after this fight, I’m gonna get it done."
