'The Baddy' is going his second fight this weekend as a father in the Kaseya Center in Miami.
Paddy Pimblett has taken a long way during his MMA career that made his pro-debut all the way in 2012 when he was only 17 years old.
During his rise to star row, the UFC light weight competitor dropped the UFC several times before Pimblett became one of the biggest names on the Roster.
He is now ready for the most striking fight of his career so far when Pimblett paths crosses with Michael Chandler in the Co-Main event of UFC 314 on 12 April.
At the same time that his climb on the 155 pound Ladder, a big change happened last year when the 30-year-old and his wife welcomed twin daughters and he believes that this only made him an even better mixed artist.
Paddy Pimblett says that having children has made him work harder and has less confidence on his talent
The wife of Paddy Pimblett is birth to twin daughters, Betsy and Margot Pimblett, in April last year before returning his return to the Octagon in July.
'The Baddy' has always had critics during his career and this only increased when he arrived in the UFC and started to become a global star.
Some doubted his ability to compete at the highest level with claims that because of his popularity he got an easier route to the top than others.
His entry victory over King Green in the first round at UFC 304 showed that Pimblett exceeded much of the expectations that people had for him and he believes that this is partly to become a father.
During the first episode of the UFC 314 Embedded series, the Brit spoke about how supporting two daughters made him a better hunter.
He stated that having his children as a motivation forced him to work harder when he may have had his natural ability to achieve success on points in the past.
“It has changed my life in all possible ways to be honest … I get up early every day. I have to put it to bed every night. To be honest, Laura does the most, as Laura absorbs a lot of the play. It makes me harder, do you know what I mean?
“You have the feeling that you want to stop, you just think about this because I put this food on the table, so I have trained much more difficult than before. I always took many things for granted. I always trust my talent, but as the saying is, the talent is true when talent does not work hard, so I think that's why people that's why people have seen a lot of improvements in me.”
Some fans will still play down the performance of Paddy Pimblett if he wins on UFC 314
Paddy Pimblett has been frustrated in the past that after he defeats an opponent who, according to many, will be the one who will end his undefeated line in the Octagon, the victory is immediately discredited.
On the one hand, people like Tony Ferguson and King Green no longer represent the height of the lightweight division, but it is not uncommon for established veterans to be placed against rising stars to test them.
At the age of 38, Michael Chandler comes at the end of his career and he suffered back-to-back losses in his last outings.
Chandler is also only defeated in the Octagon by light weights that have held a version of lightweight gold in their career, so while 'Iron' Mike may not be the most important competition he once was, he still competes against the very best.
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