Paddy
Pimblett (22-3) is looking to make a statement against Michael
Chandler (23-9).
Pimblett faces Chandler at the UFC
314 on Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. While
this will arguably be the biggest step up in competition for
Pimblett, “The Baddy” sounds extremely confident going into his
fight against Chandler. Pimblett believes he is better in all
aspects than Chandler, who his known for his knockout power.
However, Pimblett has famously declared in the past, “Scousers
don’t get knocked out.” The Liverpudlian even claims he can beat
Chandler more emphatically than lightweight elites Dustin
Poirier, Charles
Oliveira and Justin
Gaethje.
„As soon as he gets punched in the face he just wants to have a
brawl,” Pimblett said on the Full Send podcast. “And I’ll be using it
against him… I don’t see where he can beat me. The only way he can
beat me is if he throws a hail mary punch and knocks me out. But I
don’t get knocked out, lad. So I can see me just dismantling him
and beating him everywhere. And I can see me beating him more
convincingly than Poirier, Gaethje and Charles did.”
While Chandler is one of the biggest names on the roster, “Iron” is
2-4 in the UFC with all of his losses coming against accomplished
veterans. Chandler is coming off a split-decision loss in a rematch
against Oliveira. Meanwhile, Pimblett is undefeated in six UFC
outings with four finishes and coming off a submission win over
Bobby
Green.