Paddy Pimblett has somehow managed to earn himself a shot at interim UFC gold despite a dearth of top wins, and one former champion is calling foul.
The Brit dominated Michael Chandler in his last outing back in April, earning him a spot in the top ten at lightweight. However, as contenders ahead of him took losses throughout the year, he snuck into the top five without fighting again.
Where does Paddy Pimblett rank among Justin Gaethje’s toughest UFC opponents?
Justin Gaethje’s UFC opponents:
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Eddie Alvarez
Dustin Poirier (x2)
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Edson Barboza
Donald Cerrone
Tony Ferguson
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Michael Chandler
Charles Oliveira
Rafael Fiziev (x2)
Max Holloway
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It had seemed that his feud with champion Ilia Topuria was going to see him get a shortcut to the belt. But when that fell through due to personal issues for the Georgian, Pimblett managed to stay in the interim title picture where he faces Justin Gaethje at UFC 324.
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Luke Rockhold questions Paddy Pimblett’s push to UFC title fight
One man who is not convinced yet by Paddy Pimblett is former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. The recently retired star believes there is no value to the interim belt at all, and questions how Pimblett would qualify for a shot at it even if there were value.
“I think they’re trying to do anything they can to put little Paddy into a title…
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