Paddy Pimblett is chasing a second UFC London victory within the space of four months tonight when he fights Jordan Leavitt at the O2 Arena.
The Liverpool MMA star is unbeaten in his short UFC career and is quickly establishing himself as one of the contenders to be the next faces of the business. Pimblett, 27, defeated Rodrigo Vargas at the same venue in March, securing a first-round submission win against the Mexican in similar fashion to his debut victory over Luigi Vendramini last year.
Leavitt is Pimblett’s toughest opponent to date and the Baddy went on the offensive at the pre-fight press conference this week, saying: “I'm gonna teabag him, man. I'm gonna teabag him like it's Modern Warfare 2 … I'll just squat up and down as close to his head as I possibly can without the ref shouting at me.
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“He's an absolute crab. Do you know what I mean? He can't throw a punch to save his life, and he's trying to talk sh*t ... my nan is dead, and she'd finish him.
“I've never really been p***ed off leading up to a fight. (Luigi) Vendramini and (Kazula) Vargas were respectful, as I was to them. He's a little maggot, and I'm going to proper batter him for it.
“I've never come into a fight once to hurt my opponent. I'm going to hurt him. If I get the chance, I'm going to split him open with elbows or rearrange his face.
“He comes in to fight not to lose...try to take me down and sit on top of me and sniff my balls for three rounds. It's not going to work.”
Here is what you need to know ahead of tonight's clash at UFC Fight Night 208 in London:
What time is Pimblett vs Leavitt and how can I watch it?
BT Sport will show the event, with their coverage of the prelims getting underway at 6pm. Pimblett's fight against Leavitt is on the main card which begins at 8pm. Fight Night 208 is headlined by Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes.
TV coverage is on BT Sport 1HD while a live stream is available via the BT Sport app.
If you're not a BT Sport subscriber, click here to check out the latest packages. Alternatively, you can access the event with use of a £25 Monthly Pass.
Who else is fighting?
Prelims
- Claudio Silva vs Nicolas Dalby – Welterweight Bout
- Mandy Bohm vs Victoria Leonardo – Women’s Flyweight Bout
- Jai Herbert vs Kyle Nelson – Lightweight Bout
- Muhammed Mokaev vs Charles Johnson – Flyweight Bout
- Makwan Amirkhani vs Jonathan Pearce – Featherweight Bout
- Nathaniel Wood vs Charles Rosa – Featherweight Bout
- Marc Diakiese vs Damir Hadzovic – Lightweight Bout
Main Card
- Paul Craig vs Volkan Oezdemir – Light Heavyweight Bout
- Molly McCann vs Hannah Goldy – Women’s Flyweight Bout
- Nikita Krylov vs Alexander Gustafsson – Light Heavyweight Bout
- Paddy Pimblett vs Jordan Leavitt – Lightweight Bout
- Jack Hermansson vs Chris Curtis – Middleweight Bout
- Curtis Blaydes vs Tom Aspinall – Heavyweight Bout (Main Event)
