Paddy Pimblett has another London date.
“The Baddy” returns to action on July 23 when he faces Jordan Leavitt (10-1) in a lightweight bout at the second UFC London card of the year, the promotion announced Friday. At the UFC’s return to London this past March, Pimblett (18-3) defeated Kazula Vargas by first-round submission to earn a Performance of the Night bonus.
Pimblett defeated his UFC foes in round one. He also knocked out Luigi Vendramini in Pimblett’s Octagon debut in September. That marked the fourth straight win for Pimblett, a former Cage Warriors champion at 145 pounds. Pimblett entered the UFC with plenty of buzz and he has quickly emerged as one of the promotion’s most talked-about fighters.
Leavitt, a 2020 Contender Series signing, is 3-1 in the UFC. After a win over Trey Ogden, Leavitt was awarded a split nomination. This came after a December second round inverted triangle submission by Matt Sayles. To KO Matt Wiman, the Monkey King’s UFC debut was completed in 22 Sekunden.
UFC London takes place at The O2 and is also set to feature Pimblett’s fellow Scousers Darren Till and Molly McCann as they fight Jack Hermansson and Hannah Goldy, respectively. Also in action are U.K. standouts Paul Craig, Marc Diakiese, and England-based flyweight phenom Muhammad Mokaev. In the heavyweight main event, Curtis Blaydes fights English contender Tom Aspinall.
