Former UFC star Chael Sonnen believes the post-fight reaction surrounding Paddy Pimblett’s latest performance is disrespectful to Jared Gordon. At UFC 282, Pimblett maintained his unbeaten promotional record with a fourth victory inside the Octag…
Former UFC star Chael Sonnen believes the post-fight reaction surrounding Paddy Pimblett’s latest performance is disrespectful to Jared Gordon. At UFC 282, Pimblett maintained his unbeaten promotional record with a fourth victory inside the Octagon. But while he’d previously finished Luigi Vendramini, Kazula Vargas, and Jordan Leavitt, there was to be no exclamation point on…
Dana White may not have been happy with Jared Gordon after the Paddy Pimblett fight, but he still had kind words for his fighter. Although many people felt like Gordon should have gotten the nod in his UFC 282 co-main event against Pimblett, White was …
Dana White may not have been happy with Jared Gordon after the Paddy Pimblett fight, but he still had kind words for his fighter. Although many people felt like Gordon should have gotten the nod in his UFC 282 co-main event against Pimblett, White was not among those in favor of that opinion. He spoke…
Dana White may not have been happy with Jared Gordon after the Paddy Pimblett fight, but he still had kind words for his fighter. Although many people felt like Gordon should have gotten the nod in his UFC 282 co-main event against Pimblett, White was …
Dana White may not have been happy with Jared Gordon after the Paddy Pimblett fight, but he still had kind words for his fighter. Although many people felt like Gordon should have gotten the nod in his UFC 282 co-main event against Pimblett, White was not among those in favor of that opinion. He spoke…
UFC lightweight Jared Gordon has a former interim champion in mind if the promotion doesn’t offer the Paddy Pimblett rematch. Gordon lost to Pimblett via a unanimous decision at UFC 282 last weekend. In the biggest fight of his career, he arguabl…
UFC lightweight Jared Gordon has a former interim champion in mind if the promotion doesn’t offer the Paddy Pimblett rematch. Gordon lost to Pimblett via a unanimous decision at UFC 282 last weekend. In the biggest fight of his career, he arguably won the fight in most eyes, although the three judges all scored it…
Brendan Schaub believes Paddy Pimblett is a future UFC champion despite a less-than-spectacular showing at UFC 282. ‘The Baddy’ is coming off his fourth straight win inside the Octagon, but it wasn’t without a healthy dose of controversy. Going a full 15 minutes with Jared ‘Flash’ Gordon in the co-main event feature last Saturday, practically […]
Brendan Schaub believes Paddy Pimblett is a future UFC champion despite a less-than-spectacular showing at UFC 282.
‘The Baddy’ is coming off his fourth straight win inside the Octagon, but it wasn’t without a healthy dose of controversy. Going a full 15 minutes with Jared ‘Flash’ Gordon in the co-main event feature last Saturday, practically everyone on the face of the planet had Gordon scoring the massive upset. The three judges presiding over the bout had a different opinion, awarding Pimblett the victory 29-28 on all scorecards. It was immediately dubbed by many as one of the worst decisions in UFC history.
Speaking on his ‘The Schaub Show’ podcast, former UFC heavyweight competitor Brendan Schaub still believes Paddy Pimblett will be a world champion one day but suggests that the Liverpudlian didn’t deliver his best stuff in his last Octagon appearance.
“His fame [outweighs] his talent. Will he get there? Yes he will,” stated Schaub on his podcast. “If they take the necessary steps, I fully believe that Paddy will be world champion. He has the mindset for it. I also love how people were saying, ‘Paddy isn’t ready for the big show!’, okay. Do your homework on Paddy Pimblett.”
Brendan Schaub Says Paddy Pimblett Got Away From What ‘Made Him Special’ at UFC 282
“He was selling out giant venues in Liverpool on his own in Cage Warriors before he got to the UFC. So, that doesn’t work, the kid shows up when the pressure is on. The Paddy Pimblett [vs.] Jared Gordon fight was more of a factor of how damn good Jared Gordon is. Paddy Pimblett when he faced an adversary in Jared Gordon who is very skilled, Paddy got away from what made Paddy special. He stopped doing the unconventional stuff, he went back to just striking. He would do some grappling but really he got into a striking battle, and Paddy on the feet isn’t special.”
Between his out-of-left-field feud with renowned MMA journalist Ariel Helwani and telling Joe Rogan his fight with Jared Gordon “wasn’t close,” Paddy Pimblett has done himself no favors when it comes to staying in the good graces of MMA fans. In the end, Schaub believes ‘The Baddy’ simply needs to stick to what makes him unique inside the Octagon. Over time, fans will come around and Pimblett will continue to flourish.
“Paddy being unconventional and being hard to train for is what makes Paddy special. So he got away from that against Jared Gordon because Jared Gordon is that damn good. Kudos to Jared Gordon, and it was a close fight” (h/t BJPenn.com)
Renowned boxing trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas has suggested that UFC lightweight Paddy Pimblett’s controversial decision win this past weekend was entirely justifiable. At the UFC’s year-ending pay-per-view, Pimblett extended his unblemis…
Renowned boxing trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas has suggested that UFC lightweight Paddy Pimblett’s controversial decision win this past weekend was entirely justifiable. At the UFC’s year-ending pay-per-view, Pimblett extended his unblemished promotional record to 4-0 in the night’s co-main event. Having previously knocked out Luigi Vendramini before submitting both Kazula Vargas and Jordan Leavitt,…