The UFC will return to London this summer after an emphatic card this spring which was named as one of the greatest of all-time by president of the company Dana White. He had wanted to bring an event back to London after three years since the last card due to coronavirus, and was blown away by the March 19 event at the O2 Arena.
March 19 saw a stacked card with incredible fights throughout the night - including Paddy Pimblett's first-round win, Molly McCann's incredible KO and Tom Aspinall's statement victory.
After witnessing the card and being blown away by the British fans, White immediately stated he would make plans to return to the UK this year. Now, the card has been confirmed, with a few fights already being earmarked.
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Although Aspinall was the headline on the card in March, it was clear to see that the fans favourite was none other than Liverpool's Pimblett. The Scouser received the biggest reception during his entrance and went on to defeat Kazula Vargas via submission in the first-round.
Once again, Pimblett made it look difficult, after taking a big shot from Vargas before the Mexican took him down. But Pimblett was quickly able to use his grappling skills, get back up to his feet before throwing Vargas to the ground with an excellent judo hip toss before locking in a rear-naked choke.
After the win, Pimblett revealed that he has been dealing with an LCL (knee) injury, and would need several months to rehab before returning to training. Seven weeks after the event, Pimblett is yet to return to training, and has ballooned up to around 220lbs, with discussions of his weight continuing to circle with many questioning his lack of discipline.
But with UFC London more than two months away, Pimblett has not ruled out his name being on the card - with an image of is potential opponent being 'leaked' at the UFC headquarters. An image surfacing online seemed to show Pimblett's name being up against the dangerous German Ottman Azaitar.
Azaitar would be by fa Pimblett's most difficult opponent to date, with him being undefeated and winning both of his UFC fights in the first round.
Speaking on whether he will be fighting at UFC London, Pimblett said: "Don’t know as of yet, to be honest with you. We’ll see. I haven’t got a clue, I don’t know whether I’ll be fighting. We’ll see over the coming weeks ... We’ll see. We’ll see. Had a few talks last week, so...we’ll probably get something sorted, we’ll see what happens."
