UFC legend Demetrious Johnson has filed a bold claim about one of the biggest names that fights on UFC 314.
Demetrious Johnson has seen some of the best and worst hunters who the UFC has to offer during the climb of promotion to the top of mixed martial arts. He knows potential greatness when he sees it, and one of the biggest names of UFC 314 led him to make a daring prediction.
UFC 314 has a stacked map this Saturday in Miami, with a title fight main event between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. After the announced switch from Ilia Topuria to lightweight, the UFC matchmakers did not waste time booking the Volkanovski vs. Lopes fight for the vacant featherweight championship.
But the UFC 314 Co-Main event contains a lot of bets and the potential coronation of a new lightweight title finer.
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Demetrious Johnson guarantees a UFC title for Paddy Pimblett
Michael Chandler and Paddy Pimblett will give up in the UFC 314 Co-Headliner in what is described as the 'People's Main Event' by fight fans. Although Pimblett has not fought against an opponent of Chandler's caliber, he enters UFC 314 with a lot of deserved hype prior to the enormous leap in the competition.
Pimblett, undamaged so far in his UFC official period, could possibly have been one win from a title shot if he passes Chandler this weekend. For Johnson, as long as Pimblett stays on the right path in and out of the cage, the British star will certainly hoist UFC Gold.
During a recent breakdown on his YouTube channel, Johnson Pimblett rippled as a future UFC champion.
“I can't wait to see him come where … I think he will be the champion one day,” said Johnson about Pimblett. “If he doesn't, he will be like one of the boys who were really good but never were champions. Urijah Faber, Joseph Benavidez …
“He does everything from now on.”
Pimblett comes in UFC 314 as one of the brightest stars of the lightweight division and quickly overtaken itself with the UFC fan base after he had become a megastar abroad. A victory over Chandler would catapult the stock of Pimblett and place it firmly in the lightweight title interview.
Paddy Pimblett admitted that his most controversial UFC victory was 'Happiness' for UFC 314
Despite Johnson's great prediction and Pimblett's success, the UFC official period of the British star did not play without any controversy. Pimblett recently admitted that his controversial victory over Jared Gordon on UFC 282 'Happiness' was after years of fan recovery over the score cards.
After he had defeated Gordon, Pimblett earned recent victories over King Green and Tony Ferguson to earn a place in the lightweight top 15. If he passes Chandler on UFC 314, Pimblett could be the next one to have a top candidate with Arman Tsarukyan in the past days.
Tsarukyan was supposed to head UFC 311 opposite Islam Makhachev before he cancellation in the hours due to injury. UFC CEO Dana White says that Tsarukyan should win at least one fight before he gets a title shot after the last second extract.
Pimblett has been extremely critical of the withdrawal of Tsarukyan na UFC 311. Joe Rogan also Theoretized that Tsarukyan was not truthful about the reasoning behind the shocking withdrawal, claiming that a failed weight movement was the fault.
Pimblett could have a collision course with Tsarukyan if he is victories on UFC 314 this weekend. While we are waiting for Makhachev's next title fight, Pimblett has the chance to distinguish itself from the peloton against Chandler.