Paddy
Pimblett believes that Bobby
Green’s chin has been well and truly cracked.
Pimblett (21-3) and Green (32-15-1, 1 NC) are set to trade leather
at
UFC 304 on July 27 at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester,
England. Pimblett expects Green to use his impressive takedown
defense to avoid grappling and force a fight predominantly on the
feet.
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However, the
Next Generation UK standout questions how Green’s chin will
hold up after his brutal knockout loss to Jalin
Turner in December 2023. While Green bounced back with a
unanimous decision win over Jim Miller
last month, Pimblett notes that even a 40-year-old Miller stung
“King” in their meeting. Considering Green’s recent display of
durability, “The Baddy” isn’t undermining his own chances of
scoring a knockout.
“He’s got very good striking, he’s got good hands. But his chin’s
gone after what happened with Jalin
Turner,” The Liverpudlian told The Mac Life. “So, Jim Miller is
not a knockout artist and he wobbled him once or twice in that
fight at UFC 300. I think that is off Jalin
Turner absolutely obliterating Bobby
Green’s skull into the canvas. So, as I say, striking’s very
good, his takedown defense is good. And that’s what he’s just gonna
to try and do, he’s just gonna try and use his takedown defense,
keep it on the feet, cause he thinks he’ll out strike me. But as I
say, his chin’s gone, so strike with me, we’ll see what happens…
Yeah, I can see me knocking him out, I can see me submitting
him.”
Pimblett is coming off a unanimous decision win over Tony
Ferguson atUFC
296 where he appeared to fade in the final frame. Pimblett
claims that it was his desperation to get a first-round stoppage
that depleted his gas tank. Even so, Pimblett can see Green drawing
from that and try to take the fight to deep waters. The 29-year-old
said:
“Me cardio was great going into that, it was just where I did go a
bit mad in the first round trying to finish him,” the boisterous
Brit said. “I think that’s what Bobby
Green’s gonna try and do… He might come out and try to take me
out in the first round but I can see him thinking, ‘Oh, he gassed
against Tony, let’s try and get him to the third round.’ Cause
Bobby hasn’t really got knockout power, has he. He pitter-patters
people and ends up TKOing them or winning by decision. The only
person he’s knocked out was Grant
‘No-Jawson’ [Dawson].”