Paddy Pimblett vs. Benoit Saint Denis officially set for UFC 329 on July 11

The UFC has officially announced a lightweight bout between Paddy Pimblett and Benoit Saint Denis for UFC 329 on July 11. According to Ariel Helwani, the UFC is also planning to book Max Holloway versus Conor McGregor for UFC 329 and Islam Makhachev versus Ian Garry for UFC 330 in the near future. Gora Azizyan, trainer of Sergei Pavlovich, stated he would like Pavlovich to rematch Alexander Volkov, claiming Volkov only ran during their previous fight and that a tactical change would lead to victory. Anatoly Malykhin explained why he is turning down UFC offers despite having better money and promotion opportunities, citing loyalty to his current promotion boss who supported him when no one else did. Alex Pereira and Max Holloway will be featured on the UFC 6 game covers, with Pereira on the base version and Holloway on the deluxe edition.