Opening up the main card is Paddy Pimblett who returns to the cage for the first time since losing in a lightweight title fight against Soren Bak in 2018. He’ll face late notice opponent Decky Dalton who received the call up after Italian fighter Davide Martinez was unable to travel. Round 1: Decky Dalton opens […]
Opening up the main card is Paddy Pimblett who returns to the cage for the first time since losing in a lightweight title fight against Soren Bak in 2018. He’ll face late notice opponent Decky Dalton who received the call up after Italian fighter Davide Martinez was unable to travel.
Round 1: Decky Dalton opens up with a left hook that knocks back the head of Paddy Pimblett. Pimblett lands a one-two- before Dalton throws a kick and slips. Pimblett follows him to the mat, immediately jumps to the back and locks up the body triangle. He’s working for a choke but Dalton is doing a good job of staying in this fight. “The Baddy” postures up and begins unloading ground and pound. The referee gives Dalton every chance but ultimately has to step in to save him.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Paddy Pimblett def. Decky Dalton via TKO in round one
Cage Warriors 96 is set to be a historical event, as former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Paddy Pimblett takes on Søren Bak for the Cage Warriors lightweight championship. Paddy Pimblett aims to be the first fighter since Conor McGregor to claim…
Cage Warriors 96 is set to be a historical event, as former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Paddy Pimblett takes on Søren Bak for the Cage Warriors lightweight championship. Paddy Pimblett aims to be the first fighter since Conor McGregor to claim two titles in separate weight classes, but he faces a stiff challenge in Søren […]
Paddy Pimblett has a nice vacation planned for when UFC will be holding its first-ever event from Liverpool, England. After UFC Liverpool was announced last week there has been a huge amount of discussion surrounding which fighters will be included on …
Paddy Pimblett has a nice vacation planned for when UFC will be holding its first-ever event from Liverpool, England. After UFC Liverpool was announced last week there has been a huge amount of discussion surrounding which fighters will be included on the card. The first name in the hat was Cage Warriors star Paddy “The […]
So every once in awhile a true star will emerge in the sport of mixed martial arts. Randy Couture was a massive star back in the day, as was Chuck Liddell, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Mauricio Shogun Rua, all the way to Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva. But the emergence of Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor changed things in such a manner that no one could have anticipated the backlash. UFC fighters getting paid millions to fight?! Never would that ever happen…
So every once in awhile a true star will emerge in the sport of mixed martial arts. Randy Couture was a massive star back in the day, as was Chuck Liddell, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Mauricio Shogun Rua, all the way to Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva. But the emergence of Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor changed things in such a manner that no one could have anticipated the backlash. UFC fighters getting paid millions to fight?! Never would that ever happen. Yet here we are in this new day and age where demanding millions is completely common place. But you won’t see that kind of money floating around in the prelims. Only the stars are set to make those major purses. Now that Conor McGregor has opened up the European market like never before there seems to be another fighter attempting to follow in his footsteps. Paddy Pimblett. But is this young fighter truly good enough to carry the torch?
First off, I’m not the biggest fan of hating on fighters nor is it the intention here. But from what Paddy Pimblett has shown so far, I’m going to need a bit more convincing. He certainly has all the tools tok make himself a successful UFC fighter, one that could one day be a true star. The question is has he faced the kind of opposition he needs to in order to stake the claim as the next best thing coming out of Europe?
The answer is a bit more complicated than a yes or no.
Paddy Pimblett comes from the era where fighters no longer learn just one discipline, they instead learn several right out of the gate. That means he’s a well rounded youth with a ton of upside and more space to fill up on his hard drive. At 21 years of age he’s already built up an impressive record of 12-1 and has shown a willingness to strike, wrestle, or grapple depending on where the fight takes him.
But could he do that to Max Holloway? Could he put Frankie Edgar on his back? Can he out strike Jose Aldo?
These are the kind of questions that need to be asked and answered in order to give the Paddy Pimblett hype train some steam. Don’t get it twisted, this kid certainly has a great deal of talent. But until he’s competing at a high level it’s hard to tell just how dangerous he truly is. Until that day, watching some highlights of the young UK fighter will have to do until we see Paddy at the UFC level.
What’s your thoughts on Paddy Pimblett?
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Today’s lesson: You should never judge a fighter by his name. Example A: Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett. Believe it or not, Paddy Pimblett is not the name of some off-brand Irish cereal cartoon, nor is he a pre-adolescent street urchin with rickets and a pegleg whose only wish for Christmas this year is to get adopted by a rich old man. No, Paddy Pimblett is actually a 6-1 MMA fighter from Liverpool, England who scored a submission of the year nominee at Cage Warriors 68 last Saturday via a flying triangle armbar over Conrad Hayes. So, there’s that.
Honestly, calling Paddy’s sub a “flying triangle” doesn’t really do it justice. While defending a high single leg takedown against the cage midway through the first round, Pimblett more or less Spidermans up the cage while working a kimura/trapping Hayes’ arm. Then, while hanging in mid-air, Pimblett starts throwing some Silva vs. Lutter-esque elbows from the top before locking up a triangle. After Hayes tries to slam himself out of the sub in vain, Pimblett uses the opportunity to throw a few more vicious elbows before adding an armbar on top of it all to force the tap.
Just a masterful display of improvisation on Pimblett’s part, and a much-needed win for MMA fighters named Paddy in general. Not since Paddy O’Furniture knocked out Mark Coleman in a Denny’s parking lot after UFC 12 has such a victory been scored. But what do you think, Nation? Sub of the Year-worthy or not?
Today’s lesson: You should never judge a fighter by his name. Example A: Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett. Believe it or not, Paddy Pimblett is not the name of some off-brand Irish cereal cartoon, nor is he a pre-adolescent street urchin with rickets and a pegleg whose only wish for Christmas this year is to get adopted by a rich old man. No, Paddy Pimblett is actually a 6-1 MMA fighter from Liverpool, England who scored a submission of the year nominee at Cage Warriors 68 last Saturday via a flying triangle armbar over Conrad Hayes. So, there’s that.
Honestly, calling Paddy’s sub a “flying triangle” doesn’t really do it justice. While defending a high single leg takedown against the cage midway through the first round, Pimblett more or less Spidermans up the cage while working a kimura/trapping Hayes’ arm. Then, while hanging in mid-air, Pimblett starts throwing some Silva vs. Lutter-esque elbows from the top before locking up a triangle. After Hayes tries to slam himself out of the sub in vain, Pimblett uses the opportunity to throw a few more vicious elbows before adding an armbar on top of it all to force the tap.
Just a masterful display of improvisation on Pimblett’s part, and a much-needed win for MMA fighters named Paddy in general. Not since Paddy O’Furniture knocked out Mark Coleman in a Denny’s parking lot after UFC 12 has such a victory been scored. But what do you think, Nation? Sub of the Year-worthy or not?
