Paddy Pimblett Talks Next Fight After UFC 300 Callouts by Bobby Green, Renato Moicano

UFC star Paddy Pimblett is gearing up for his return to the Octagon, and he likes the options in front of him for his next fight.

Pimblett was called out by fellow lightweights Bobby Green and Renato Moicano following their respective victories at UFC 300 earlier this month, and he responded to both of them in a YouTube video on his personal channel.

"As you know, UFC 300, everybody wants a slice of 'The Baddy,'" Pimblett said. "Bobby Green screamed my name on the mic after it. Didn't surprise me, know what I mean? He might be ranked, but he's got no followers and he needs me. Just like everyone else, they want to fight me because they know I'm the boy. Bobby Green's an option. If Bobby Green wants to fight, I'm there."

The 29-year-old went on to add that he's more open to facing Moicano, as he believes the banter between them would make for a good buildup to their fight.

"I'd rather fight my boy, Moicano," Pimblett said. "Where you at, Renato? I don't even dislike Renato Moicano. I actually like him. He's a funny guy. He's a cool dude. So me and him having a fight would be hilarious. The buildup to that fight would be very, very funny. I think it'd be even funnier if me and him done a season of The Ultimate Fighter. That'd be six, seven, eight weeks of pure comedy for the fans. So I would — I'd love that, to be honest. And I'd rather go right in at rank 10 rather than beating rank 15."

Pimblett won his fifth straight fight in the UFC and seventh straight overall when he defeated Tony Ferguson by unanimous decision at UFC 296 in December. However, that was his only fight in 2023, so he's certainly hoping to be more active this year as he works his way toward a title shot.

Both Green and Moicano would be exciting opponents for Pimblett, so it will be interesting to see which direction the UFC goes for the Liverpool-native's next fight.