LAS VEGAS – When a microphone was put in front of his face Saturday at UFC on ESPN 40, Terrance McKinney name-dropped one of MMA’s fastest-rising stars.
McKinney (13-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) wants Paddy Pimblett next, either in Abu Dhabi or New York, and he let the world know it after his first-round submission of Erick Gonzalez (14-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC) at the UFC Apex.
“I think it’s just right, man,” McKinney said of the callout at his post-fight news conference. “The fans will love it. I think it’s just about time for us to clash. It’s just a matter of time. Even if it’s not this year, it’s going to come. Me and Paddy will headline a (UFC show). It’s going to be a sellout fight. … I need the crowd, man. I’m like Goku. I need the spirit bomb. Give me that energy. I need the crowd, Dana (White). Come on.”
