5 reasons why Paddy Pimblett is not the next Conor McGregor

#4. Paddy Pimblett accepts he is nothing like Conor McGregor

Paddy Pimblett himself is tired of his comparisons with 'The Notorious'. Pimblett was riding a nine-fight win streak when he pointed out a fundamental difference between himself and Conor McGregor. According to Paddy Pimblett, he is nothing like Conor McGregor with regards to their interest in making money.

Going into his title fight against Nad Narimani, 'The Baddy' told MMAJunkie in an interview dating back to 2017:

"I don’t like them comparisons. I’m sick of getting told I’m like Conor McGregor. I’m nothing like him. Nothing at all. We’re completely different people. He’s obsessed with money. I’m not. I’m obsessed with being pound-for-pound best in the world. He wants to go fight Floyd Mayweather...well, make it sound like he’s going to fight Floyd Mayweather. Forget about him. We’re talking about me.”

Going by Paddy Pimblett's words, there are some fundamental differences between himself and McGregor. Hence, it is unlikely that their careers will follow the same trajectory.

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#3. Paddy Pimblett can't trash talk like Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor is undoubtedly the biggest star in MMA, generating the most revenue and highest ticket sales. A pivotal factor in the Irishman's rise to fame was his legendary trash talk. McGregor, at one point, seemed invincible in the war-of-words. He often decimated his opponents even before they stepped inside the octagon.

Conor McGregor impressed fans with his trash talk right from his UFC debut. At the face-offs in the build-up to his first appearance, McGregor walked up to Marcus Brimage with his hands raised and said:

"Listen, you're nearly 30 years old now [Brimage turned 28 on fight day], I think it's time to stop wearing the superhero mask."

Most importantly, Conor McGregor backed up his trash talk by knocking out Brimage 67 seconds into the opening round.

Apart from the crowd appeal, McGregor's trash talk also affected his opponents. His words often caused them to lose composure ahead of their fights against the charismatic Irishman.

Dustin Poirier, Dennis Siver and Eddie Alvarez were all victims of Conor McGregor's trash talk,. After losing the mental warfare, they were all knocked out. Jose Aldo was the worst victim, rushing into McGregor's left hand just 13 seconds into their title fight.

While Paddy Pimblett has an interesting personality, his trash talk is definitely not at par with McGregor's. Pimblett might be able to hype up fights, but there is little chance of him getting the skin of his opponents quite like the former two-division UFC champion.