Rising light-weight star Paddy Pimblett placed on the very best efficiency of his profession within the UFC 314 co-main occasion on April 12 in Miami, Florida.
“The Baddy” dismantled former title challenger Michael Chandler within the combat card’s co-main occasion at Kaseya Heart successful by way of TKO within the third spherical. It was the largest win over Pimblett’s profession and moved the 30-year previous Brit into the High 10 rankings.
On Monday, Pimblett posted a respectful and fashionable message to Chandler on his Instagram account.
“It was an absolute pleasure to share the cage with such a legend of the game in @mikechandlermma nothing however respect for him earlier than the combat and much more after we fought,” Pimblett wrote.
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For Chandler, the UFC 314 loss to Pimblett was his third loss in a row. Actually, “Iron” has gone 1-5 in his final six fights. 4 of these losses had been to former champions or interim titleholders: Charles Oliveira (twice), Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje.
The loss to Pimblett stands out as a result of Pimblett was ranked exterior of the High 10 heading into the combat. Whereas he is ranked No. 8 now, he was ranked No. 12 when he made the stroll to the octagon in opposition to Chandler. It was the primary time Chandler was defeated by somebody not ranked within the High 3 of the division.
