Former light-weight championship challenger, Michael Chandler has claimed that whereas he regards rival, Paddy Pimblett as a “human” — the Bellator MMA veteran has no reservations about stopping him with strikes in a future battle within the Octagon.
Chandler, who retains the quantity seven rank within the official UFC light-weight pile, has but to guide his return to since he co-headlined UFC 309 again in November at Madison Sq. Backyard.
And dropping his second consecutive loss, Missouri veteran, Michael Chandler made a 5 spherical return in opposition to former light-weight kingpin and two-fight foe, Charles Oliveira — struggling a unanimous determination loss to the Sao Paulo fan-favorite.
As for Pimblett, the previous Cage Warriors featherweight titleholder prolonged his unbeaten run within the Octagon to a powerful eight straight fights final summer time, stopping veteran striker, King Inexperienced with a dominant opening spherical triangle choke submission on the primary card of UFC 304.
Michael Chandler welcomes future battle with Paddy Pimblett
And linked with an overdue grudge battle with latest UFC 311 headliner and title challenger, Renato Moicano — Pimblett has been issued a warning by Michael Chandler this week, who claimed he would “separate him from consciousness” in the event that they ever battle.
“Michael Chandler likes “the idea of fighting” Paddy Pimblett, who he says isn’t an “𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙔” bout,” Chisanga Malata posted on his official X account. “I like Paddy as a human, I think he’s of the good ones. “With that being said, that doesn’t stop me from wanting to separate him from consciousness.” Ideas?”
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Michael Chandler likes “the idea of fighting” Paddy Pimblett, who he says is not an “𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙔” bout.
“I like Paddy as a human, I think he’s 1️⃣ of the good ones.
“With that being stated, that does not cease me from eager to separate him from consciousness.”… pic.twitter.com/lGowFGA6ka
— Chisanga Malata (@Chisanga_Malata) January 22, 2025
Over the course of this week, Pimblett has been the goal of the above-mentioned Moicano in addition — after the brash Liverpool grappler poked enjoyable at his submission loss to Makhachev, with the Brazilian labelling him a “brat”.
“Yeah, yeah, and that’s fair, you know, that’s fair, but… But let me tell you something, brother, it’s unbelievable,” Renato Moicano instructed. “Paddy Pimblett is unbelievable. He by no means beat anyone that’s good on the octagon. UFC at all times favor him for a motive, . He has hundreds of thousands of followers. That’s a spoiled brat motherf*cker, ? They [the UFC] give him every little thing that he wants.
“He never took a fight on short notice, never,” Renato Moicano defined. “He never did. And he never will, because he doesn’t need. He has the silver spoon. They’re going to feed him the best matchups. They’re going to do everything that is good for him. Yeah, fair play. That’s not my business. I’m just calling out. And to be fair, I did tap pretty fast. So he might be right on that one. But let me tell you something, if I fight Paddy Pimblet, I will finish him in the first round just for this disrespect.”
