{"id":251845,"date":"2026-07-07T15:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/paddy-pimblett-names-conor-mcgregor-as-his-perfect-fight-ahead-of-irishmans-ufc-329-return\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:32:39","slug":"paddy-pimblett-names-conor-mcgregor-as-his-perfect-fight-ahead-of-irishmans-ufc-329-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/paddy-pimblett-names-conor-mcgregor-as-his-perfect-fight-ahead-of-irishmans-ufc-329-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy Pimblett names Conor McGregor as his &#8220;perfect fight&#8221; ahead of Irishman&#8217;s UFC 329 return\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5188626\" data-slug-id=\"2804977\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Paddy Pimblett recently opened up about the &#8220;perfect fight&#8221; for him and named Conor McGregor as his preferred opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Pimblett is set to face Benoit Saint Denis in a lightweight battle on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/ufc-329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UFC 329<\/a> fight card on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor will mark his long-awaited return to action against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/max-holloway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Max Holloway<\/a> in the main event of the same card, nearly five years after his last fight.<\/p>\n<p>If Pimblett beats Saint Denis and McGregor beats Holloway again, the Liverpudlian sees the Irishman as the perfect opponent for him. In a video shared to his socials, Pimblett claimed he&#8217;d love to face McGregor at welterweight and said:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The perfect fight, for me, would be Conor. It&#8217;s mad, to be honest, because I won seven fights in a row, and I don&#8217;t think my stock went up as much as losing my last fight. I beat people like Michael Chandler, Bobby Green, and Tony Ferguson. Then I went and half got my head punched in for five rounds, and my stocks went up. People are saying I lost, but I won, you know what I mean? In my eyes, I lost. There&#8217;s no two ways about it.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;My stock has gone up because I had a five-round war with a legend like Justin Gaethje. I want that back, I want to fight him again before he retires&#8230; Mad being on the same card as Conor McGregor, the biggest name in the sport. It&#8217;s nice for him to be back&#8230; If McGregor wins, and I win, I want to fight again before the end of the year. I&#8217;ll fight him at welterweight at MSG&#8230; Anything can happen.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Paddy Pimblett predicts Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway rematch at UFC 329.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/paddy-pimblett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Paddy Pimblett<\/a> recently shared his take on the Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway rematch at UFC 329 and believes the Irishman has what it takes to beat &#8216;Blessed&#8217; again. McGregor beat Holloway via unanimous decision in their previous meeting at UFC Boston in August 2013.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mcgregorufc22\/status\/2068319097025388925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2068319097025388925%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=about%3Asrcdoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UFC on TNT Sports<\/a>, &#8216;Paddy The Baddy&#8217; backed McGregor to win and said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Because it&#8217;s at welterweight, I see Conor knocking Max out. Everyone&#8217;s counting Conor out. If it goes to the later rounds, yeah, Max will definitely probably start piecing him up on the feet. 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