Starting to fight MMA professionally at just 16 years old, building a record of 26 fights by the age of 30, boasting 23 victories seems like something out of a movie. And it is precisely for the big screen that Paddy Pimblett what to do after leaving the octagon. In a recent interview with Bruce Buffer, the Englishman revealed his desire to make a career in Hollywood after hanging up his gloves.
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'The Baddy' is having a great time in his career. In UFC 314, on the 12th of this month, in Miami, knocked out Michael chandler in the third round of the co-main fight of the event. With that, he reached his ninth consecutive victory. When revealing his desire for the future on the podcast of the organization's most iconic announcer, Pimblett poked Conor McGregor saying he would be better than the Irishman on set.
“I hope to make so much money that I don’t have to do anything and if I want I can just sit on the couch. But I’ve always said I want to end up in Hollywood. I'll end up in movies or series and stuff like that. I'll definitely be a better actor than Conor (McGregor). I would be in a serious role, not just playing a weird version of myself,” he said. Paddy Pimblett em interview to Bruce Buffer.
Acting is absolutely nothing new for the lightweight (up to 65,7 kg). Before dedicating himself to the world of fighting, he did theater and participated in some plays as a child.
“When I was younger and little, my mom would make me act in plays. I did theater and I was in a few plays, like 'Oliver Twist,' 'Annie,' and things like that,” Pimblett said.
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