Paddy Pimblett placed on a dominant efficiency over former Bellator Light-weight Champion, Michael Chandler, at UFC 314.
He secured the submission victory in spherical three in a match many thought he would have bother in, given Chandler’s expertise, however Pimblett proved he can evolve by his personal experiences since signing with the UFC.
Pimblett will probably take Chandler’s number-seven spot within the UFC light-weight rankings as soon as they’re up to date on Tuesday, and he laid out a laundry record of names he’d prefer to face when he gained. Nevertheless, one fighter from the welterweight division appeared to need rain on Pimblett’s victory parade, Colby Covington.
ESPN posted a video on social media of the 2 fighters after Pimblett’s win, the place he and Covington appeared to trade verbal jabs at one another. Afterward, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto requested him about what occurred, and Pimblett stated, “He does one thing solely when there’s a digicam about.”
“I seen him at Energy Slap the opposite week and walked previous him watching him, and he appeared on the flooring. Now he is aware of there’s a digicam about as he walked previous, so I simply stated to him, ‘Man, I’ll come and slap you however you’ll go and ring the police on me such as you did with [Jorge] Masvidal,’ you little Grass.”
Grass means “snitch” for Scousers.
Pimblett is referring to the incident between Masvidal and Covington that occurred again in 2022, the place Covington known as the police on Masvidal to report an assault.
Pimblett added, “He’s a no person. He’s on a three-fight dropping streak or one thing; he’s irrelevant. He’s making an attempt to make use of me now to remain related as a result of he’s a NOBODY, he’s a bum. If I beat Colby Covington, it’d be for fun, however I’ve received greater fish to fry than that little mushroom.”
With the names he known as out, he actually does.
Try his full interview with Okamoto right here:
