Promotional perfect lightweight contender, Paddy Pimblett has been offered a stunning route to his first title charge in the promotion by current number one ranked contender, Arman Tsarukyan — who claimed he would love the chance to fight the Liverpool grappler.
Pimblett, who improved to 7-0 in the organization last month, did so in impressive fashion at UFC 314, turning in a ground strikes TKO win over veteran former vacant title challenger, Michael Chandler in the pair’s co-main event clash in Miami, Florida.
And as for Armenian contender, Tsarukyan the number one ranked challenger spurned his title opportunity at the beginning of the year at UFC 311.
Slated to rematch soon-to-be former champion, Islam Makhachev, Tsarukyan withdrew from the pairing in California, after suffering a back injury before official weigh-ins.
Arman Tsarukyan offers to fight Paddy Pimblett in return
And expected to return in a title eliminator next, the streaking contender has made a massive offer to former Cage Warriors featherweight kingpin, Pimblett — suggesting the duo fight in an officially billed championship eliminator next.
“Paddy (Pimblett), he looked very good in his last fight,” Arman Tsarukyan told Red Corner MMA. “And now we can say he can be top ten fighters. I don’t know, so he’s number eight or something, and he’s not going to fight very soon. Maybe he wants to fight at the end of this year, but I want to fight this summer and then at the end of this year.
“Yeah, I’ll take that [fight],” Arman Tsarukyan continued. “I’ll take that because he has a big name. He just beat Michael Chandler and he has a six or seven win streak. He never lost in UFC. It makes sense.”
However, Tsarukyan’s comments come off the back of claims from Liverpool grappler, Pimblett himself that he would like to face off with former interim gold holder, Justin Gaethje in another championship decider by the end of the year.
“If I beat (Justin) Gaethje, I’m next in line [for the title],” Paddy Pimblett told TNT Sports this week. “He could be [next], it’s just if he says yea or not… Abu Dhabi, October. That’s when I want to fight.”
