Terrance McKinney has his sights set on his upcoming fight against Ismael Bonfim at UFC 283. He has also spoken out about his desire to fight rising star Paddy Pimblett in a future UFC 1601809504647385088.
In the aftermath of UFC 282 where Pimblett won a controversial decision over Jared Gordon, the 28-year-old lightweight from Washington wasted no time asking for the matchup on Twitter while disagreeing with the judges that scored the fight.
” I’m going to kill this man next for Gordon,” McKinney posted with the hashtag “robbery .”
I’m killing this guy next for Gordon #robbery
— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) December 11, 2022
In reality, McKinney realizes that while he would love to put an end to the hype around Pimblett’s fight, it is highly unlikely that the UFC will actually do so. McKinney believes that Pimblett would be the UFC’s most popular fighter, and McKinney feels confident they will end the media hype.
“I already know that [I won’t get Paddy Pimblett],” McKinney told MMA Fighting. “That’s why we’ve got some good names to call out in Brazil. Lord willing, everything goes to plan, because it’s a fight, anything can happen, so we’re taking it very seriously.
“Like I said, we’re putting the pressure on him, and he’s going to have to fight a pace he’s not used to fighting. We will see who is .”
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McKinney, who has three first-round finishes in his three UFC wins, doesn’t expect Pimblett’s level of competition to skyrocket any time soon, especially after his performance against Gordon.
Drew Dober is McKinney’s sole loss at the UFC. He has previously mentioned Pimblett in his UFC interview. But 17-fight veteran doesn’t expect the matchmakers to rush to make that fight either.
“Drew might flatline him. I’d flatline him,” McKinney stated. “Honestly. He doesn’t want to fight either of us. Drew puts him out.”
If there were one compliment Pimblett could receive for his fight against Gordon it would be his endurance after he took many clean punches in the first round.
While no one will question Pimblett’s chin after that outing, McKinney doesn’t exactly see that as an attribute that deserves quite as much praise as he’s receiving.
“[Paddy] was doing a good job of defending the punches with his face,” McKinney said. “I truly admire [that]..” Gordon was trying to bring Gordon’s fist onto his face. This is a very extreme method. I’ve got to practice it more.
“That [damage] just adds up. You can only do that for so long.”
Ideally, McKinney wants to begin working his way toward ranked competition, and by that measure, he doesn’t think Pimblett even qualifies. That’s why he’s got other ideas in mind once he gets through Bonfim on Jan. 21.
” Not at all [a top 15 guy],” McKinney stated about Pimblett. “That’s why I told you stay tuned to Brazil, UFC 283.
” We’ve got some great names and I believe the fans will really enjoy the fights I call out for .”
Source: https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/20/23517604/terrance-mckinney-knows-ufc-will-probably-never-give-him-paddy-pimblett-fight-i-would-flatline-him?rand=96749
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