Renato Moicano has a clear message for Paddy Pimblett after finishing Benoit Saint Denis in the main event of UFC Paris on Saturday: Don’t accept my callout.

Moicano left Saint Denis bloodied after a dominant first round, eventually forcing the doctor to stop the bout before the third round at Accor Arena in Paris. He called both Dan Hooker and Pimblett “easy fights” in his in-cage post-fight interview.

Moicano doubled down on the post-fight press conference, calling Hooker “easy money,” and said Pimblett shouldn’t face him next.

“Don’t accept the fight or I will elbow your skull,” Moicano said, referring to Pimblett. “Please, don’t accept the fight, I’m gonna hurt you. I’m gonna elbow your skull.”

Pimblett is 6-0 in the UFC, beating Bobby Green via first-round submission in his most recent appearance in July. Hooker has his past three inside the octagon, topped by a split decision over Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305.

The talkative Englishman responded to Pimblett’s callout via social media, writing, “Let’s do this.”

Moicano celebrates the 10-year anniversary of his UFC debut in December, and reflected on the only time he headlined a UFC event: a knockout loss to “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in June 2019. He points to that loss as a reason for why he’s not like Hooker or Pimblett.

“I was never easy money,” Moicano said. “The only time I was easy money was against Korean Zombie a long time ago, he knocked me out in the first round, but since then I changed completely my training camp, my division, I changed everything, so I don’t wanna be easy money.”

Moicano said he wants to coach a season of The Ultimate Fighter “for the exposure,” eyeing a future shot at the UFC lightweight belt. He’s down to re-enter the cage “as soon as possible” after going 3-0 so far in 2024.

“I’ve been in the UFC for 10 years and three years ago nobody knows me,” Moicano said. “And I always work hard, but it doesn’t matter if you are the best fighter in the world and nobody knows. So I want more cameras, I want more people talking my name in MMA, because that way I can bring more attention, and I can make my case to fight for the belt eventually.”