UFC 329 тэмцээний гол тулаанд Макс Холлоуэй Конор МакГрегорыг 69 секундэд ялж, Пэдди Пимблетт өөрийгөө байгууллагын шинэ нүүр царай болох боломжтой хэмээн мэдэгдэв.
Лас-Вегас хотноо болсон UFC 329 тэмцээнд таван жилийн дараа октагонд эргэн ирсэн Конор МакГрегор бэртлийн улмаас Макс Холлоуэйд 69 секундэд ялагдлаа. Тулааны эхэнд МакГрегор хөлөө гэмтээснээр тоглолтоо гаргаж чадалгүй хожигдсон нь түүнийг ид үеийн формдоо эргэн ирж чадах эсэхэд эргэлзээ төрүүлэв. Пэдди Пимблетт энэ үйл явдлыг үзсэнийхээ дараа UFC-ийн гол тулаанч болох хүсэлтэй байгаагаа илэрхийлсэн юм.
Хэвлэлийн бага хурлын үеэр Пимблетт МакГрегорт харамсалтай хандаж байгаагаа дурдаад, удаан хугацаанд тулалдаагүй тамирчны бие махбод гэнэтийн ачааллыг даахгүй болохыг онцлов. Тэрээр МакГрегорын эргэн ирэхийн төлөө гаргасан хүчин чармайлтыг хүндэтгэж буйгаа илэрхийлсэн бөгөөд тулааны спортод тогтвортой байдал хамгийн чухал болохыг санууллаа.
Пэдди Пимблеттийн хувьд тус үдэш Бенуа Сент-Дениг 52 секундэд “Дарс” боолтоор буулган авч, гайхалтай ялалт байгууллаа. 2021 оноос хойш UFC-д амжилттай тулалдаж буй тэрээр ирээдүйд дэлхийн аваргын бүсийг эзэмших зорилготой байгаагаа баталж, Жастин Гэтжи, Арман Царукян, Илия Топуриа болон Чарльз Оливейра нарын хэнтэй ч тулалдахад бэлэн гэдгээ мэдэгдлээ.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 11: Paddy Pimblett of England reacts after a victory against Benoit Saint Denis of France in a lightweight fight during the UFC 329 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Paddy Pimblett experienced a range of emotions when he saw Conor McGregor go down at UFC 329.
McGregor’s highly anticipated return from a five-year layoff ended in disaster Saturday as he suffered a leg injury that resulted in him suffering a loss to Max Holloway in just 69 seconds. At no point was McGregor able to show even a hint of the two-division champion he once was and the anti-climactic result left fans wondering whether the soon-to-be 38-year-old will ever regain his prime form.
The UFC released a clip of Pimblett reacting live to McGregor’s loss, and he seemed enthusiastic about possibly replacing McGregor as one of the faces of the promotion.
“What’s happened?” Pimblett said. “Oh my God, McGregor’s done already? Well, he’s finished, the new boy is in town. The main man’s here. I can become the face of the organization now.”
Speaking to reporters at the evening’s post-fight press conference, Pimblett took on a more sympathetic tone when asked about McGregor.
“It was sad to see,” Pimblett said. “But that’s the thing with this sport, you’ve got to stay consistent, you’ve got to keep fighting, and I think where he hasn’t fought in so long, his body couldn’t keep up with it. Coming out and throwing a crazy kick like that, first thing, his knee just collapsed underneath him.
“I feel bad for him. He’s put so much into coming back and getting back in the octagon and that happens in the first five seconds, you’ve got to feel for him.”
Pimblett has been one of the UFC’s rising stars ever since he joined the promotion in 2021. He won his first seven UFC fights, including notable wins over veterans Michael Chandler, King Green, and Tony Ferguson, but fell short in an interim lightweight title fight opportunity against Justin Gaethje this past January. On Saturday, he bounced back in dramatic fashion, needing just 52 seconds to submit the top 10-ranked Benoit Saint Denis.
There’s no questioning the Las Vegas crowd was giving Pimblett a raucous reception all week, so it’s understandable he sees himself as a star that could someday be on the level of McGregor. For now, he’s focused on booking another big fight and eventually claiming UFC gold.
“I want to be a world champion,” Pimblett said. “I want to be undisputed champion of the world. I want to be the first-ever world champion from Liverpool and I’m going to do that. I know that’s in my destiny, I know that’s in my fate, whether it’s in the next fight or the next 10 fights. I’m going to be a world champion. It’s that simple.
“If you want me to fight Justin next, if you want me to fight ‘Posh Boy’ [Arman Tsarukyan] next, if you want me to fight ‘Chorizo’ [Ilia Topuria], if you want me to fight Charles [Oliveira] next, anyone can get it.”
