Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett delivered the performance of a lifetime in Miami, crushing Michael Chandler with a dominant TKO win in the UFC 314 co-main event. The Liverpool star silenced his critics and stormed into the lightweight top 10, making a loud case for a future title shot.
“This is how we win – with fight IQ and a proper game plan,” Pimblett told Joe Rogan post-fight. He didn’t shy away from naming future targets either, calling out Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, Charles Oliveira, and Arman Tsarukyan. “You laughed when I said top 10. What now, you gang of mushrooms?”
The night’s energy was sky-high with US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk watching from cageside. Backstage drama added to the spectacle as Pimblett and Colby Covington had to be separated after an intense verbal clash.
Elsewhere on the card, Alexander Volkanovski reclaimed his featherweight title against Diego Lopes, breaking both the “Drake curse” and the over-35s title drought. Meanwhile, Bellator legend Patricio Pitbull stumbled in his UFC debut, losing to Yair Rodriguez.
With Dana White praising Pimblett’s evolution and awarding him Performance of the Night, the British fan-favorite seems to be on the brink of superstardom.
