Michael
Chandler (23-9) vows to derail Paddy
Pimblett’s (22-3) hype train at UFC
314.

Chandler and Pimblett will meet in lightweight matchup at UFC 314
on April 12 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. Chandler intends to make
Pimblett feel from the very first exchange that he’s fighting at a
different level.

While Chandler admits that Pimblett is on a streak now, he intends
to end it in Miami. “Iron” believes the Liverpudlian will fold
under his pressure and go on the backfoot. Chandler will then look
for the knockout blow to end the night early.

“I believe he’ll know within his very first exchange he’s not
stepping into the Octagon with Bobby Green,
with Tony
Ferguson,” Chandler told ESPN. “It’s just a different level. And I still
believe where I’m at it’s a bad matchup stylistically for him. That
first time he gets hit by one of the toughest punchers in the UFC
lightweight division, which he has not faced yet, it’s gonna be a
different feeling, it’s gonna be a different speed, it’s gonna be a
different ferocity that he hasn’t felt before.

“But I do believe he’s got some momentum right now and the Paddy
train stops in Miami. And he’s gonna have to go back to the drawing
board… I’m gonna land a right hand or a left hook and put his
lights out within the first couple of rounds.”

Despite being a fan favorite for his entertaining style, Chandler
has gone 2-4 since joining the UFC in 2021. While he only managed
to beat Dan Hooker
and Ferguson, all of his losses have come against elite
competition. Chandler is coming off a unanimous decision loss in a
rematch against Charles
Oliveira that marked his return to the Octagon after a two-
year hiatus.

Meanwhile, Pimblett in undefeated in six
UFC outings including four finishes, the latest of which came
against Bobby Green
in the first round of their UFC 304
clash last year.

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