09 November 2023 , 12:24
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UFC star Paddy Pimblett has revealed he is welcoming twins into the world with his wife Laura.
'The Baddy' is currently preparing to fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 296 on December 16 in Las Vegas. The Scouser has been sidelined all year after sustaining a broken foot in his controversial decision win against Jared Gordon last December. Pimblett announced he is becoming a dad for the first time on Instagram by writing: "I don't do things by halves do I, the Pimblett twins incoming 2024."
"The best things in life come when you least expect it. Our babies [are] due May 2024. You are so loved already," Laura wrote. Pimblett's wife's due date comes a year on from when the couple got married, as they tied the knot in an "insane" ceremony earlier this year. Pimblett had proposed to Laura whilst on holiday in Thailand three years ago.
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Pimblett told The Schmo of his time away from the cage: "The hardest thing has been recovering my injury. Being away from the gym and sitting in my house with my own thoughts all the time. I've struggled in the past year but I'm coming back in a big way in December. I've seen a lot of people talking s*** about this fight, but a few weeks before this fight was announced I was 'The worst lightweight in the division.'
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"Everyone is trying to say that Tony is being fed to the wolves, but the other week I was the worst lightweight in the division. It's an honour to share the cage with him to be honest, someone who had a 12-fight winning streak in the lightweight division. I can't wait to fight, shut a lot of doubters up and prove all my fans right."
Ferguson looks to break a five-fight losing run when he takes on Pimblett as the former interim lightweight champion hasn't won since stopping fellow legend Donald Cerrone in June 2019. 'El Cucuy' is hoping a win against Pimblett will set up a fight against Conor McGregor, a match-up he's been calling for since they were both atop of the lightweight division.
"I have nothing against the kid, Patrick seems like a pretty legit dude. He gets pretty big, his stand-up is ok but his ground game is a lot better. I have fighting Internationals, going after Khabib for a long time and going after McNuggets [Conor McGregor]. This is about as close as it gets right now, as soon as we get through this dude we'll get to Conor," Ferguson told ESPN.