Dillon Danis claims he would "finish" Paddy Pimblett in less than a minute if they were to fight.
Liverpool native Pimblett took his UFC record to 3-0 after beating Jordan Leavitt via submission in the second round of their UFC Fight Night bout in London on Saturday.
The 27-year-old won the fight after submitting his American opponent with a rear naked choke, but Danis, who hasn't fought in over three years, wasn't impressed with Pimblett's performance.
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Conor McGregor's teammate tweeted: "Paddy Is actually terrible i excepted more from him i’d finish in under a minute."
Pimblett and his Liverpool teammate Molly McCann, who also won on Saturday's card, are now hoping to fight on a huge show in their home city.
Speaking in the post-fight press conference, Pimblett said: "I know for a fact now I'll be fighting on pay-per-views with Jon Anik, Joe Rogan and DC [Daniel Cormier] commentating.
"We won't be fighting in the 02 again, it's too small. But we will do Anfield - I promise you now."
Pimblett used his octagon interview after the win to urge men to speak out about their mental health struggles after losing a close friend to suicide.
He said: "I want to dedicate this fight to little 'baby Lee', a little warrior and more of a fighter than any of us will ever be.
"But also I woke up on Friday morning at 4am to a message that one of my friends back home had killed himself - this was five hours before my weigh-in - so Ricky lad that's for you.
"There's a stigma in this world that men can't talk. Listen, if you're a man and you've got a weight on your shoulders and you think the only way you can solve it is by killing yourself - please speak to someone. Speak to anyone.
"People would rather, I know I'd rather, have their mate cry on their shoulder than go to their funeral. So please, let's get rid of this stigma and men start talking."
Danis has won both his Bellator fights via first round submissions, but has not fought since June 2019.
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