Kurt Holobaugh calls out Paddy Pimblett
“Man, I took every bit of pressure off my shoulders. What’s the worst that can happen? I already lost, I’ve already lost several times in the UFC, I’m grateful to be here and have this chance,” Holobaugh said.
In the TUF 31 finals at UFC 292, Kurt Holobaugh scored a second-round submission win over Austin Hubbard to win TUF 31 which he saw was a surreal feeling.
“It’s one of the greatest feelings ever because I know how hard I worked. I didn’t want to let all my hard work go to waste. So, for me to finally get over that hump, get that win, and get that feeling, I got my coaches going crazy, I even got the crowd going crazy. It was awesome,” Holobaugh said.
After the win, Kurt Holobaugh called out Paddy Pimblett which is a fight he expects to get. Holobaugh thinks it makes perfect sense for the UFC to book the scrap and hopes it does happen in December in Las Vegas.
“I don’t see why not. Here’s the thing, I’m not just a low-level random name guy, which nobody is low-level. But, I’m up there right now, I have a name and I have a title by my name being The Ultimate Fighter winner, not only did I win TUF but I won TUF against guys who were UFC vets… I just feel like it’s a good fight. Paddy needs a little bit more of a step up, he did fight Jared Gordon, which is a pretty good name in the UFC, a high-level guy but everyone saw how that fight went. I think Paddy needs to come up a bit more so he needs to fight me.”
