Paddy Pimblett calls him ‘the striking version of me’ — now Luke Riley aims to turn his teammate's praise into a reality.

Riley is one of the hottest prospects in MMA right now and makes his UFC debut in Qatar this weekend.

The 26-year-old is part of a stacked UFC Qatar card on Saturday , headlined by a lightweight title eliminator fight between Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker .

Riley is 11-0 in professional MMA, having made a name for himself under the Cage Warriors banner, all the while training alongside UFC star Pimblett in his native Liverpool at Next Generation MMA.

The featherweight has finished eight of his pro victories by way of knockout and plans to continue his momentum in the Middle East with ambitions of one day becoming UFC champion.

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