Mendez made the point on Weighing In after Nurmagomedov finished Archie Colgan and entered free agency as an unbeaten PFL lightweight champion. Javier Mendez says the UFC won’t give Usman Nurmagomedov an immediate title shot because it would prove the best lightweight in the world was outside the UFC. Mendez Wants Paddy Pimblett As Usman’s UFC IntroductionMendez then moved away from Justin Gaethje as a practical first target because Gaethje currently holds UFC lightweight gold. His July 31 win over Colgan kept the PFL lightweight title around his waist and made the UFC question louder. Khabib Nurmagomedov retired at 29-0 as UFC lightweight champion.