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Paddy Pimblett is willing to compete at welterweight as he awaits a lightweight title shot.
With top contenders Arman Tsarukyan and Charles Oliveira coming off wins, Pimblett (23-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC) knows beating Benoit Saint Denis (17-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) in the UFC 329 co-main event on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Paramount+) won’t be enough to get him a title shot.

That’s why he has his sights set on the night’s headliner, Conor McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who returns to rematch Max Holloway (27-9 MMA, 23-9 UFC) in a welterweight bout.
“I want to win this lightweight belt, defend it, and then I’m going to eventually move up to welterweight,” Pimblett told Demetrious Johnson. “I’d love to get the rematch with Justin (Gaethje). Arman’s probably in front of me. I know he wants a rematch with Charles, so Charles is probably in front of me. I would like to fight again before the end of the year. If Conor McGregor needs a welterweight opponent before the end of the year, I’m game.”
Pimblett is known to blow up in weight in between fights so, he doesn’t see competing at 170 pounds being an issue.
“I normally get to 190-195, but as I say, I get back to the octagon at 185,” Pimblett said. “(When) I cut to 155, I’ll do about 12 pounds overnight, something like that, and then within an hour or two hours of the weigh-in, I’m back up to 170 off just drinking. Then I’m back to 185 the next day.”
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Paddy Pimblett: If McGregor needs a welterweight opponent, I’m game
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