Renato Moicano may have already got his subsequent opponent lined up after his sudden title battle look.
Saturday’s UFC 311 primary occasion went poorly for Moicano, who stepped as much as battle light-weight champion Islam Makhachev on lower than 48 hours’ discover after Makhachev’s unique opponent Arman Tsarukyan withdrew resulting from a again damage. Moicano was already on the cardboard having been scheduled to battle Beneil Dariush, however being in battle form did him little good as Makhachev submitted him within a spherical.
One fighter completely happy to kick Moicano whereas he’s down is Paddy Pimblett, who has often traded verbal photographs with Moicano prior to now. In a response video, Pimblett blasted Moicano for tapping out to Makhachev’s D’Arce choke.
Moicano caught wind of these feedback and provided a heated response to his longtime rival.
Paddy pimblitch is speaking shit! Let me inform you one thing you gonna faucet if we battle! You by no means received a brief discover battle in your life think about in the future discover! #ufc #mma
— Renato Moicano (@moicanoufc) January 20, 2025
Paddy pimblitch is speaking shit! Let me inform you one thing you gonna faucet if we battle! You by no means received a brief discover battle in your life think about in the future discover!
This led to a back-and-forth between the light-weight contenders, with Pimblett writing that Moicano “give up” and he expects to do the identical ought to they meet within the octagon. Moicano replied that judges received’t assist Pimblett of their battle, to which Pimblett answered, “I received’t want judges for you they’ll have the night time off if we battle. Simply be sure to don’t faucet after I choke you.”
I’m not speaking shit Renato I’m speaking details u tapped after like 2 seconds like a bitch solely likelihood you’ll ever get to be a @ufc world champ & u give up like an absolute sausage! I’d make u give up identical to Islam did you https://t.co/rDOYACDx3V
— Paddy Pimblett (@PaddyTheBaddy) January 20, 2025
For now, Moicano took the final phrase, merely tagging UFC CEO Dana White and asking him to “simply ebook this battle already.”
Moicano and Pimblett have usually mentioned combating each other throughout their rise by way of the ranks over the previous few years. Earlier than his short-notice loss to Makhachev, Moicano had received 4 straight fights. Pimblett is at the moment 6-0 within the UFC with latest wins over veterans King Green and Tony Ferguson.
In the meanwhile, Pimblett’s dance card is free, and Moicano might be seeking to make a fast turnaround after his disappointing night time at UFC 311.
