Dustin
Poirier’s opinion of Paddy
Pimblett has changed recently.

Pimblett scored the biggest win of his career so far by finishing
Michael
Chandler at UFC
314 earlier this month. Ahead of the fight, Poirier predicted
that former foe Chandler would beat “The Baddy” and suggested
bettors to go heavy.

Poirier was admittedly surprised as Pimblett completely outclassed
“Iron” en route to a third round technical knockout. “The Diamond”
believes Pimblett can be a
UFC champ one day if he continues on his current path.

“Of course [I was surprised]. I really thought Chandler was gonna
beat [Pimblett],” Chandler told Ariel Helwani. “But I was wrong.
Paddy’s legit, man… Yeah, if he believes it and works hard enough
and keeps doing what he’s doing, he can be [champion].”

Pimblett is unbeaten in seven UFC outings with five finishes and is
steadily improving his game. Meanwhile, Chandler is known for his
entertaining style but is 2-5 in the UFC, albeit against top-tier
competition.

Poirier submitted Chandler at UFC 281 in 2022. The Louisiana native
has since sandwiched a win over Benoit St.
Denis between losses against Justin
Gaethje and Islam
Makhachev. Poirier is now set for his retirement fight – a
trilogy bout against Max
Holloway at UFC 2018 on July 19 at the Smoothie King Center in
New Orleans, Louisiana.

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