Paddy Pimblett, UFC's emerging face, recently shared about him suffering when he joined this tournament. 4 years ago, Pimblett was the star of the Cage Warrior tournament. However, he surprised when he agreed to play for UFC in the Lightweight scale and lower remuneration.
“At the time when UFC wanted to recruit me, Cage Warriors also made a new contract. The proposal of Cage Warriors is much larger than the original UFC numbers,” Pimblett said. The main reason why Pimblett was welcomed by Cage Warriors was a big contract because at that time, he was one of the most notable stars in the tournament.
After consideration, Pimblett decided to join UFC, although that made his income in the short term. UFC's proposal then gives the champion Cage Warriors as a 2 -match contract. In the first match, Pimblett received $ 10,000 and had an additional USD 10,000 if won. By the next match of Pimblett, the figure was increased to 12,000.
Pimblett soon showed that he could reach the first group of UFC. In the first 2 matches to launch the tournament, he won early in the first half. At this time, UFC made a new proposal and a much more attractive number. Up to now, Pimblett has had 6 wins in UFC.
After 4 years of playing for UFC, Pimblett has come very close to the chance of championship. At the UFC 314 event on April 12-13, Pimblett will face Michael Chandler in the 5-round match. The reward for winners will likely be the challenge of Islam Makhachev.