Paddy Pimblett is not ashamed of his loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 324.
Pimblett and Gaethje clashed of their headliner UFC debut on Paramount+ in January. ‘The Buddy’ was the favourite going into the bout, however ‘The Spotlight’ proved that his dream of changing into the undisputed UFC champion continues to be alive. Gaethje defeated Pimblett en path to a unanimous choice victory to seize the interim UFC light-weight title.
Every week after the loss, Pimblett took to his YouTube channel to poke enjoyable at how battered his face appeared within the quick time following the battle.
“One of many issues that made me chuckle is earlier than the sport I stated, ‘I wish to change his face,’ and he modified my face for a couple of days,” Pimblett stated. “I had an enormous glow.”
Pimblett’s face improved significantly and he was given a deadline for his subsequent battle.
“That was the worst,” Pimblett stated. “My eye was huge and swollen, however as you’ll be able to see, it has been per week. There’s nothing fallacious with me. I most likely simply scratched my cornea or one thing. I am going again to the health club tomorrow. Individuals assume I’ve to take the remainder of the 12 months off, however I do not. I will battle in the summertime.”
Pimblett fell wanting his aim of successful an interim gold medal, however will goal to get again on observe. Earlier than dropping the battle to Gaethje, “The Buddy” was on a nine-fight successful streak. Pimblett stays within the prime 5 of the UFC light-weight rankings and is believed to nonetheless have a shot on the title.
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