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Deaf MMA fighter Thomas Paull has told UFC president Dana White to sign him up to the promotion.

Paull is a current two-weight champion for UK based MMA promotion Golden Ticket. He won the lightweight title for the promotion in March with a brutal knockout of Perry Andre Goodwin in the first round.

The 27-year-old grew up deaf and admits his inability to hear often plagues him during training, but not when he's in the cage. Paull was recently asked about potentially signing for the UFC, in which he told White to text him.

"What's up? Come here, I'm not hiding anywhere, I'm right here," he said in a message White whilst talking with JOE. "I'm waiting for you to call me, no no. Text me," Paull has competed at lightweight and welterweight for his 13 professional fights, so it's unsurprising that he named UFC star Conor McGregor as a dream matchup.

"I'd love to fight Conor McGregor," he said. "The second one would be Paddy Pimblett, because he's from the North and I'm from the South. Come on Paddy, I'll fight you." Paull trains at Team Underground MMA in London but has recently spent time at UFC star Khamzat Chimaev's gym in Sweden.

Paull said he took up MMA to help defend himself against those who bullied him for his hearing: "When I grew up I was drawn to fighting because I was bullied for my hearing," he said.

"That made me more