Ideally, I would prefer to stay in my weight class at lightweight. But if that doesn't happen, if they offer me a title fight at featherweight, then why not? Otherwise, there's no point of fighting at featherweight against just anyone; I'd rather fight in my own division.
I don't like this guy, because he disrespect me. My job is to fight. Whoever the UFC gives me, I will fight. UFC gives me [Umar], I will fight. Wrestling is for fun. I'll never do fun matchup against this guy. Because it's not fun for me, it's real.
With a perfect 11-0 record that includes eight finishes, and the chance to fight in his hometown at The O2 Arena, Pinto has all the motivation in the world to go out and deliver a big performance on Saturday night as he plans to do two things: make himself happy with his performance, and issue a warning to the heavyweight division that a talented new threat is on his way.
Champion Adrian Bartosiński was looking to make the fifth defense of his 170lb title in the night's main event, which had him paired up with Madars Fleminas. After winning the title in 2023 against Artur Szczepaniak, Bartosiński had notched title defenses against the highly touted Salahdine Parnasse and Andrzej Grzebyk, among others.