The UFC has signed another Cage Warriors star.
On Monday, the UFC and Cage Warriors announced that former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Paddy Pimblett (16-3) had inked a deal with the promotion.
At this time, it is not known what division Pimblett will compete at, but it is assumed lightweight, as he has competed at 155 since losing the featherweight title in 2017. His UFC debut has not yet been announced either.
Paddy “The Baddy” has long been a name that has eluded the UFC roster. In 2014, he embarked on a nine-fight win streak that took him to his first featherweight title shot and beyond. The Liverpool fighter would fight Johnny Frachey for the vacant title at Cage Warriors 78 and defeat him via first-round TKO. Two months later, he would defend the title against fellow UFC featherweight Julian Erosa. Pimblett would lose the title to Nad Narimani the following year.
Pimblett would try and become a Cage Warriors double champion – a rare occurrence. He would challenge Soren Bak for the vacant Lightweight Championship but would come up short.
Pimblett is currently riding a two-fight win streak with two first-round finishes. Most recently, he submitted Davide Martinez in the first round at Cage Warriors 122, in effect sealing the deal on his UFC contract.
He is back! A quick flurry gets The Baddy the takedown and RNC for the win 🙌
Paddy Pimblett gets it done in one!
📺 Watch #CW122 live on @UFCFightPass pic.twitter.com/6lfWEcRDjH
— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) March 20, 2021
After his fight with Martinez, Pimblett made it clear to the UFC: call him. Well, they did.
