Paddy Pimblett is able to combat Justin Gaethje.
Entering into the principle occasion highlight for the primary time, Pimblett will face “The Spotlight” within the headliner of UFC 324 on January twenty fourth, with the winner leaving Las Vegas as the brand new interim light-weight world champion.
Looking forward to the extremely anticipated matchup, Pimblett is hoping for the primary knockdown dragout brawl of his profession if the bout goes that far.
“I would like to get in a combat with him. I’ve had 35 fights, together with novice fights, however I’ve by no means actually been in a battle, so it might be good to lastly have the ability to get in a combat with the champion,” Pimblett instructed MMA Junkie. “However I do not assume it’s going to go that far. I feel I will end him off. As soon as he goes down, he cannot get again up. I do know he is an excellent scrambler, and he is an excellent wrestler. However individuals underestimate my wrestling, they underestimate my scrambles. It is humorous as a result of individuals assume I can not wrestle.”
“Nobody anticipated me to beat Michael Chandler, so I dropped him on my head,” Pimblett continued. I am not even going to beat him. I wish to knock him out. I will exit and assault him. Folks name this a grappler vs. striker combat, however it’s not.
“In relation to grappling, there’s an enormous hole within the class, however on the subject of hanging, there’s not an enormous hole within the class. Everybody thinks he is simply making an attempt to take me aside along with his legs. I will present everybody the distinction between a boxing and leg-kicking striker and an MMA striker, as a result of that is who I’m.”
Pimblett enters the competition with an unblemished file of 7-0 underneath the UFC banner, together with a decisive third-round TKO victory over Michael Chandler in his final outing.
In the meantime, Gaethje has received three of his previous 4 fights, together with two wins over Rafael Fiziev and a highlight-reel head kick KO in opposition to Dustin Poirier at UFC 291.
