Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett and Michael Chandler stood for the first time opposite their enormous lightweight fight on UFC 314 on 12 April.
After having held an incredibly impressive Six Fight Win -Streak in which he stitched Bobby Green in UFC 304 last July, Paddy Pimblett got his biggest fight of his career to date, against former title chandelier, Michael Chandler.
The performance of Pimblett against Green resulted in a lot of praise from the will of Israel Adesanya, because on paper it was certainly his most difficult test and he passed with flag and pennant.
Chandler has warned Pimblett that he will take his 'frustration' on him in Miami after his disappointing loss for Charles Oliveira on UFC 309 last November.
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Paddy Pimblett mentions three-man Hitlist as he sketches the title plan
In anticipation of UFC 313 this weekend in Las Vegas, the promotion set up a press conference to promote the blockbuster UFC 314 event, led by Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes.
During the press conference it became clear that Pimblett and Chandlerer share a mutual respect for each other and are both looking for the value of the fans in the coming April.
Because this 'The Baddy's' first top 10 is arranged opponent, there is potential that he could enter the title interview with an impressive one with more than the 38-year-old on 155 pounds.
Current champion, Islam Makhachev continues to look for new contenders after the record is transferred for the most title defense in the history of the division earlier this year with a victory over Renato Moicano.
The lightweight division was recently made stronger when champion Vederweight, Ilia Topuria, announced that he will permanently move to the division after Topuria had left its 145 pound title.
Topuria and Pimblett have a well -documented hatred for each other after the two bumped into UFC London in 2022 and caused the start of their rivalry.
In anticipation of UFC 314, the Brit revealed that he would like to fight 'El Matador' on his pursuit of the lightweight title, in which he had his path to the belt.
“(I'd rather see) Islam Makhachev (holding the belt), I don't think (Topuria) comes close to him,” Pimblett said at the UFC 314 -press conference last Friday.
“After I defeated Chandler, I would like to fight Ilia, but we will see what happens. I would like to fight (Dustin) Poirier, I would like to fight (Charles) Oliveira, I just want to fight someone who gets a title fight, because that is clear what we do for, “he went on.
Can Paddy Pimblett offer a threat to Islam Makhachev?
During his title Reign so far, Makhachev looked inviolable, even to the point that he has taken the pound-for-pound number one place with relative convenience.
With the bread and butter of the Russian champion as his wrestling and wrestling, it seems as if it should be an elite striker to cause him some form of problems.
Pimblett does not exactly offer that threat, even though it is an unorthodox striker on the feet, but he offers the entry threat on the ground.
Nevertheless, the performance of the 30-year-old against Chandler will show exactly where the Brit fits in the lightweight title photo.