Former UFC champion Michael Bisping has talked up the prospect of a fight between Conor McGregor and Paddy Pimblett.
McGregor is currently preparing to take on Michael Chandler in a fight he claims will take place in Las Vegas on June 29, while Pimblett is awaiting the arrival of twins having beaten Tony Ferguson last month. The pair are unlikely to fight soon given McGregor could weigh 30lb more than Pimblett when he returns to the cage.
But Bisping believes the potential bout would be gigantic. "Paddy Pimblett vs Conor McGregor would be a very, very big fight, but I don't think that would interest Conor McGregor at all because Paddy's the new kid on the block," he told Betway. McGregor is the pay per view king, the biggest star the sport has ever seen and I don't think taking on someone like Paddy Pimblett does anything for Conor McGregor. It’s a massive opportunity for Paddy, I think it would do gigantic numbers, simply because anything Conor does, does big numbers.
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"Paddy Pimblett vs Conor McGregor would be a very, very big fight, but I don't think that would interest Conor McGregor at all because Paddy's the new kid on the block. McGregor is the pay per view king, the biggest star the sport has ever seen and I don't think taking on someone like Paddy Pimblett does anything for Conor McGregor. It’s a massive opportunity for Paddy, I think it would do gigantic numbers, simply because anything Conor does, does big numbers.
"Nothing against Paddy but I just don't think Conor McGregor is sitting down with his management. I don't think that's the type of fight they're looking for and that would certainly have to be 155. I don't think Conor’s coming down to 155 anytime soon. Paddy needs to work on his conditioning because. We know Tony Ferguson is damaged goods, and I'm not taking nothing away from Paddy's victory, Tony is still a tough man to beat. But Paddy got really, really tired.
"Paddy got the job done, nobody thought Tony won that fight. He should be proud of himself. He had to overcome psychological demons, he had to get over nerves, he had to get over everybody turning on him and talking rubbish about him, and I thought he was very humble on the microphone after the fight and he put up a good performance, but he needs to sort out his conditioning. Maybe he was nervous because that can cause you to get tired quicker than you normally would, but to run with the top dogs you've got to be able to go three if not five rounds at high pace and he was very visibly gassed, so he needs to work on that conditioning. But I don't think it's because of the ballooning in weight."
