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

The UFC has officially booked Paddy Pimblett versus Benoit Saint-Denis for UFC 329 on July 11. According to Ariel Helwani, the UFC also plans to schedule Max Holloway versus Conor McGregor for UFC 329 and Islam Makhachev versus Ian Garry for UFC 330 in the near future. Additionally, Gor Azizyan, trainer for several fighters including Sergei Pavlovich, expressed interest in a rematch with Alexander Volkov, claiming Volkov only ran during their previous fight and that Pavlovich just needs to change tactics. Anatoly Malykhin explained why he won't join the UFC despite receiving offers, stating loyalty to his current promotion's leadership who supported him when no one else would. The post also noted that Alex Pereira and Max Holloway will appear on the UFC 6 game covers.