Paddy Pimblett explains why he won't fight in the O2 Arena again

British star Paddy Pimblett had an absolutely huge night at UFC London this past weekend, but he has now revealed why he will not be fighting at the O2 Arena again.

Despite a slow start to his contest against Jordan Leavitt, Pimblett would end up taking the win via submission in front of a rapturous crowd inside the famous O2.

Having since signed a new UFC deal following the UFC London event in March, Pimblett is ready to make the jump even higher in his MMA career.

Here is what Paddy Pimblett had to say with regards to never fighting again inside of the O2 Arena for the UFC.

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Speaking to MMAFighting, Pimblett confirmed that he feels that the iconic Arena is now “too small” for him to be fighting in.

He said: “I know for a fact now I’ll be fighting on pay-per-views with Jon Anik, Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier commentating. I know I won’t be fighting in The O2 again. It’s too small.

“We will do Anfield. I promise you now. [UFC President] Dana [White] said he won’t do Anfield, but he also said women will never fight in the UFC, and Ronda Rousey came along. He said he won’t do a stadium in the U.K., but the Baddy’s come along, so he will.”

It remains to be seen whether Pimblett is able to truly reach the heights of some of the fight game’s biggest stars.

Pimblett clearly has a trajectory akin to Conor McGregor, with both men having impressive careers in both Cage Warriors and UFC, although Pimblett has some way to go to get to that level of genuine megastardom.

We’ve already seen the likes of Logan Paul calling out Pimblett for a fight, so he’s gaining exposure in the mainstream, but is it enough already to warrant an event inside of the famous Liverpool