Paddy Pimblett looks for his third UFC win this Saturday when he takes on Jordan Leavitt as the promotion returns to The O2 arena following their action-packed March event.
Pimblett, who is one of the UFC's most charismatic fighters, has picked up consecutive first-round finishes since making his promotional debut last September. 'The Baddy' suffered an early scare before knocking out Luigi Vendramini in his first fight and submitted Kazula Vargas six months later. Both of his past opponents have since been released from the UFC.
The Liverpudlian faces a tougher challenge this Saturday in Leavitt, who has a respectable record of 10-1. 'The Monkey King' has vowed to "twerk" on Pimblett if he can pull off the upset win, so here's all you need to know about the fight..
What time is Paddy Pimblett fighting?
There are 13 fights on the UFC London card with the early prelims starting at 5.30pm The main card, which is free to watch on BT Sport 1, doesn't begin until 8pm. There are three fights before Pimblett steps into the cage, meaning 'The Baddy' will likely fight around 9:30pm.
The main event ring walks should be around 10.30pm when Tom Aspinall faces Curtis Blades in a fight that could produce the next title challenger.
Main card
Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes
Jack Hermansson vs Chris Curtis
Paddy Pimblett vs Jordan Leavitt
Nikita Krylov vs Alexander Gustafsson
Molly McCann vs Hannah Goldy
Paul Craig vs Volkan Oezdemir
Undercard
Mason Jones vs Ludovit Klein
Marc Diakiese vs Damir Hadzovic
Nathaniel Wood vs Charles Rosa
Makwan Amirkhani vs Jonathan Pearce
Muhammad Mokaev vs Charles Johnson
Jai Herbert vs Kyle Nelson
Victoria Leonardo vs Mandy Bohm
Claudio Silva vs Nicholas Dalby
Odds
Paddy Pimblett - 5/12
Jordan Leavitt - 9/4
Quotes corner
Paddy Pimblett : We are ready to kill! Paul Reed has got us in prime condition for four KO’s for team Next Gen MMA. Next weekend me, Luke Riley, Nathan Fletcher and Molly McCann are coming and you better f****** believe it.
Jordan Leavitt : "I think it's really funny that what this fight is being promoted off of is 'fatboy' vs 'twerker'. We are hyping up the fight, but maybe not in the best way. I thought I wasn't going to fight until the end of the year, but I'm pretty happy and excited for the experience."
