Paddy Pimblett 's next UFC opponent Jordan Leavitt has vowed to cause a "riot" by "twerking" on the London crowd after their upcoming fight.
Pimblett will make his third UFC appearance on July 23 when he faces Leavitt, who holds an MMA record of 10-1. Leavitt is known for his hilarious post-fight celebrations in which he does the splits and 'twerks' in the middle of the cage.
Leavitt was signed to the UFC in 2020 after impressing on the Contender Series. In his first UFC appearance, he knocked out Matt Wiman by slamming him to the canvas in just 22-seconds to earn a $50,000 bonus.
'The Money King' is excited to fight Pimblett and promised to silence the London crowd after he finishes 'The Baddy'. "I'm kind of excited because they're going to get quiet when I finish the fight," Leavitt told The Schmo.
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"They are probably going to riot when I try and twerk on them. I'm excited to meet him [Paddy] I think he's hilarious and the fight is going to be a lot of fun. I'm intrigued to see how it's going to go."
When asked if he will be able to keep a straight face when staring off with Pimblett, the American said: "Oh not at all. I'm not sure how serious either of us are going to take this. Everybody is like 'I can't wait for the trash talk' but I don't think that's either of our styles."
Leaked matchups from the UFC's HQ showed that Pimblett was pencilled in to fight Ottman Azaitar on the upcoming London event, but it was announced last week that he will fight Leavitt.
Pimblett picked up his second UFC win by submitting Kazula Vargas in the promotion's return to London earlier this year. 'The Baddy' survived an early scare in his debut against Luigi Vendramini last September but rallied to win by first-round knockout.
Leavitt backs himself to submit Pimblett but predicts that he will win an "awkward decision" on the night, adding: "Statistically speaking I think it's going to be a submission, but if I had to put my money on it I think it's going ti be a very awkward decision. I think this fight is going to be very strange."
"I think he's funny, me and my wife like to watch him. I think we have a very similar vibe. The Venn diagram of our fans, I think we have a lot of similar crossovers."
