Many fight fans are convinced featherweight prospect Luke Riley is the next big thing.
Paddy Pimblett‘s teammate stretched his perfect record to 11-0 at Cage Warriors 185 on Saturday night.
The 25-year-old scored an impressive second-round knockout win against 9-2 fighter Tariel Abbasov.
Post-fight, fans flooded social media with comments aimed at Dana White and the other UFC bosses.
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Fans convinced Luke Riley is UFC ready
Riley snatched the mic and implored the UFC to ‘get me signed’ after his latest high-profile win.
Many fans tried to help him get that message to White and co. on X – formerly known as Twitter.
“@danawhite SIGN THIS MAN ALREADY,” one fan said. While another added: “Luke Riley is a star. 11-0. @ufc make that call.”
“What’s UFC waiting for,” someone else asked.
“The UFC needs to sign Luke Riley,” a fourth fan insisted.
“Luke Riley to the UFC needs to happen now. Long overdue. HUGE following too. Cmon! @Mickmaynard2 @danawhite @ufc,” another X used wrote.
“LUKE RILEY NEEDS TO BE IN THE UFC ALREADY,” a sixth person commented.
What’s next for Paddy Pimblett?
As his teammate angles for a UFC contract, Pimblett is preparing for his biggest fight to date.
‘The Baddy’ is 6-0 in the Octagon, but the jury is still out on his ability to be a top-class lightweight.
Pimblett will get the chance to prove himself against long-time contender Michael Chandler next month.
They’ll clash in a five-round co-main event at UFC 314, which will take place in Miami, Florida on April 12.
Pimblett recently named Ilia Topuria on a three-man hitlist of opponents he wants to face after Chandler.
“After I beat Chandler I’d love to fight Ilia next but we’ll see what happens,” he said.
“I’d love to fight (Dustin) Poirier, I’d love to fight (Charles) Oliveira, I just wanna fight someone who will get me a title fight because obviously that’s what we do this for.”