Heading into UFC 314, many believed light-weight star Paddy Pimblett was going through his hardest take a look at. “The Baddy” took former title challenger Michael Chandler within the combat card’s co-main occasion and largely dominated the previous three-time Bellator light-weight champion.
It wasn’t that Pimblett beat Chandler, it was how he did it. He gained the putting exchanges, managed Chandler on the bottom and finally punched and elbowed his option to a third-round TKO end. It was a powerful show that earned Pimblett a ‘Efficiency of the Night time’ bonus.
Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has been impressed with Pimblett for a while and believes Pimblett rises to the event.
“Paddy is excellent,” Whittaker mentioned on the MMArcade Podcast. “Since he switched on and beginning placing a beating on folks, since he stopped mucking round as a lot, I simply love seeing what he is doing. You possibly can see, the tougher the competitors the extra you are getting out of Paddy.
“There isn’t any doubt in my thoughts that that wasn’t the very best model of Chandler we have ever seen. That appeared like a Chandler that is sick of getting hit. He is sick of the work that it takes to get there. He is somewhat gun-shy as a result of he does not need to – He seems to be like he is form of over it. That is the vibe I bought from him in that combat” continued Whittaker.
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Whether or not Chandler was on prime of his recreation or not could be argued, however Pimblett was on prime of his.
“He was making Chandler pay for each step he took. When he would transfer ahead, he would piece him up. When he he moved away, he would piece him up. It was so spectacular,” Whittaker mentioned.
“Whatever the model of Chandler you get, he’s nonetheless so harmful,” Whittaker added. “He simply had such management over Chandler. And Chandler is an explosive, sturdy dude. Paddy was throughout him… Paddy appeared big. Chandler bought manhandled. He (Pimblett) impressed the heck out of me.”
