Paddy Pimblett expects UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev's move up to welterweight to heavily impact his next move.
With Jack Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) dethroning Belal Muhammad (24-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC) to claim the welterweight title in Saturday's UFC 315 main event, lightweight champ Makhachev is ready to chase a second belt.
Pimblett (22-4 MMA, 7-0 UFC), who emerged as a top contender after finishing Michael Chandler at UFC 314, wonders where that would leave him and the numerous other lightweights vying for a title shot.
"This is going to shake up my division in a big way," Pimblett said on his YouTube channel.