Rising UFC light-weight contender Paddy Pimblett thrives on animosity.
Via a lot of his profession contained in the Octagon, ‘The Baddy’ has had a popularity for selecting fights and being overtly obnoxious towards his opponents. A few of it’s for present, however Chael Sonnen believes that it stays an vital a part of Pimblett’s combat prep.
Discussing Pimblett’s return to motion at UFC 314 in opposition to former Bellator champion ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler, ‘The American Gangster’ prompt that the shortage of “personal animosity” between the 2 might pave the way in which for an unusually awkward encounter in Miami.
“The fact of the awkwardness—like, there are certain guys that have heat with Paddy ‘The Baddy.’ Chandler is not one of those guys,” Sonnen stated on his YouTube channel. “And Paddy ‘The Baddy’ has always used a little bit of personal animosity as a way of motivating himself. And Paddy will go find it. “If you don’t start with him, if you don’t have heat with him, Paddy will come and attack you just so you attack him—just so he can have some personal standing in the fight. And that’s just not a component here.”
Paddy Pimblett and Michael Chandler desperately want a win at UFC 314 for very completely different causes
No matter Pimblett is doing, it actually appears to be working. ‘The Baddy’ is an ideal 6-0 below the UFC banner together with his greatest wins coming in opposition to Tony Ferguson and Bobby ‘King’ Inexperienced. If he notches one other W in opposition to Chandler, the Liverpudlian ought to discover himself sitting snugly within the light-weight prime 10 for the primary time.
In the meantime, Chandler shall be on the lookout for his third win contained in the Octagon since making his promotional debut greater than 5 years in the past. Iron’ has gone 2-4 to date together with his solely wins coming in opposition to Dan Hooker and the aforementioned ‘El Cucuy.
To be honest, Chandler’s losses have come in opposition to some absolute killers within the light-weight division, together with Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, and Charles Oliveira on two separate events. However a win over certainly one of MMA’s most talked-about prospects might go a good distance towards getting Chandler’s profession again on monitor.
