It remains to be seen if Conor McGregor will fight in the UFC again, with his last bout coming over three and a half years ago
Summing up a potential bout with the former two-weight champion, the Liverpool native said it sounded 'very tasty'.
April's stacked pay-per-view card will be headlined by a featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. Pimblett - who holds a UFC record of 6-0 - scored the biggest win of his career in his last outing at UFC 304 in July when he submitted King Green inside the first round in Manchester, reports The Mirror.
Whilst Chandler is hoping that a win over Pimblett will earn him a crack at McGregor, the Liverpudlian is also dreaming of a chance to go head-to-head with the 36-year-old. “Sounds very tasty,” Pimblett said. “A lot of people have said this to me already. ‘Beat Chandler, take the McGregor fight.’ Obviously, it’s the biggest fight in the sport, the biggest fight we’ve ever seen.”
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