Former two-weight UFC world champion Henry Cejudo has argued Paddy Pimblett should fight Conor McGregor next.
The legendary fighter, who was the original two-division champion, has been out for over a year with a broken leg, and has only recently begun training in earnest for his return to the ring. In that time he has nearly dropped out of the top 15 at lightweight, while Pimblett has been signed to the UFC and fought three times, winning all three by stoppage.
While the Scouse fighter has had it easier than McGregor did early in his career; facing Luigi Vendramini, Rodrigo Vargas and Jordan Leavitt as opposed to Marcus Brimmage, Max Holloway and Diego Brandao, he has risen to prominence just as fast. Already the UFC have put him on main cards in his home country, and given him a big money deal.
