Yes, UFC lightweight contender Terrance McKinney is still fighting on the UFC 283 card scheduled for January 2023 at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 'T.Wrecks' will face Brazilian fighter Ismael Bonfim at the event.
Yesterday, McKinney sent his fans into a panicked frenzy when he posted a joke video to his Twitter handle. The caption of the video read:
"I got some bad news this weekend that impacts my UFC 283 fight."
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However, there is no need for fans to worry as he was just having a bit of fun with the post, as is evident from the voice-over for the video:
"So I just got back from the doctor's office and I have some news, that I feared. Some very concerning details that I would like to share with you today. Apparently, the X-rays revealed that I got that dog in me. And it can't be removed."
The American fighter holds a respectable UFC record of 3 wins and 1 loss. In his last fight at UFC on ESPN 40, he secured a first-round submission victory over Erick Gonzalez.
The 28-year-old's next opponent holds a pro record of 18 wins against 3 losses. 'Marreta' is one of the new UFC signees from the recently concluded Dana White’s Contender Series 2022. He will make his promotional debut at UFC 283.
When Terrance McKinney said that he would knockout Paddy Pimblett
During a recent interview on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, UFC lightweight contender Terrance McKinney boldly claimed that he would knockout surging UFC lightweight Paddy Pimblett if they were to fight.
'T.Wrecks' said that he would make sure to let the world know that even scousers can get knocked out if the fight materializes:
"Me putting him to sleep man and showing people that scousers can get knocked out. And the fans are going to go crazy."
Watch Terrance McKinney talk about a potential fight with Paddy Pimblett below:
He also added that the famed Madison Square Garden would be the ideal arena to have a fight with 'The Baddy'.
Paddy Pimblett is scheduled to face Jared Gordon at UFC 282 on December 10 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old is currently on a three-fight win streak in the UFC, and all his wins in the premier American promotion have come by stoppages.