Multiple reports indicate Paddy Pimblett will return to fight in the UFC in July. According to Daily Mirror - Main, Paddy Pimblett described starting his camp and targeting July 11 as the date. Major media sources suggest his return could be on the same card as Conor McGregor, but that matchup remains unconfirmed.
Paddy Pimblett suffered his first UFC defeat in January when he was beaten by Justin Gaethje, according to multiple reports. That loss caused him to miss the opportunity to fight Ilia Topuria, major media reports state, with Gaethje now booked to face Topuria at UFC White House on June 14 in Washington. According to Daily Mirror - Main, Paddy Pimblett described processing the defeat quickly and not crying after the loss, and he said he knows he could have won the fight against Justin Gaethje if certain things had gone his way.
I’m just starting [my camp]. I’m going to be fighting in 12 weeks or something, but I’m just starting my diet now. July 11 it’s going to be. The World Cup is on, but I'll go out 11 or 12 days before.
UFC will hold International Fight Week on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, major media reports confirm, but UFC has not yet announced any fights for International Fight Week. UFC president Dana White said they would love to have Paddy Pimblett back whenever he wants to fight. Conor McGregor is back in training for his first fight since breaking his leg in 2021, major media reports indicate.
McGregor said he is satisfied that his legal matter with Artem Lobov has been resolved and can focus on training and his summer fight. According to Daily Mirror - Main, Paddy Pimblett described his confidence, saying he knows he is going to win the belt and it is in his destiny.
I’ve lost before when I was younger - lost a couple when I was 18 and 22/23. After all them fights, I was proper devastated, like sat there crying and that. I didn’t even cry after [the loss to Gaethje]. I just watched it back the next day and was like, yeah, I could have done this different, could have done that differently. I’ve matured a lot. I know I could have won that fight if certain things had gone my way, but it’s one of those: it was his night. I always say it’s destiny he was meant to win. I know I’m going to win the belt, that’s in my destiny. It was just that it wasn’t my time. So I just have to keep training, working hard, and it will come.
I’m satisfied that this matter has been resolved and I can focus on my training and this summer’s fight. I want to thank Artem for his hard work for my whiskey business.
Hopefully international fight week.