There was nothing lucky about Paddy Pimblett’s biggest win yet.
‘The Baddy’ proved all his doubters wrong by brutalizing Michael Chandler en route to a third-round TKO win at UFC 314 in Miami, Florida, on Saturday night.
Post-fight, Paddy Pimblett claimed that everything he had been working on in the gym for the past few weeks had came off in the Octagon at the Kaseya Center.
Now he’s shared footage to prove the most eye-catching shot of the fight was something he was drilling backstage like Conor McGregor did before knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds 10 years ago.
Watch Paddy Pimblett drill flying knee
Pimblett landed a clean flying knee to cut his opponent in the third round of the UFC 314 co-headliner.
The strike signalled the beginning of the end as Chandler was covered in blood and fighting to survive from that moment, which led to him being badly beaten up before the referee stepped in to wave things off.
Now the 30-year-old Englishman has shared footage from his latest fight night, including a clip of him embracing Chandler backstage after beating him up for three rounds.
It also captures Pimblett going through some pre-fight striking drills with one of his coaches, who can be seen hold pads as the he perfects the flying knee he excuted later in the evening.
Apparently, it’s a shot they’ve been working on all camp, and Pimblett has more footage to prove it.
So, fans can expect more clips from Pimblett’s UFC 314 camp to be released in the next few days.
What’s next for Paddy Pimblett?
Pimblett’s seventh consecutive UFC win earned him the #8 ranking at lightweight.
It’s widely believed that he is just one more victory away from securing a UFC title shot.
During his UFC 314 post-fight speech, Pimblett named a legend as his ideal opponent, but expressed his willingness to face anyone in the top five, besides Arman Tsaruykan, who he has been beefing with in recent weeks.
“I respect Dustin [Poirier], Justin [Gaethje] and Charles [Oliveira]” he told Joe Rogan.
“Charles is the biggest legend out of them all and he gets called the best submission artist the UFC’s ever seen.
“Well, I dispute that. I’m here, so me versus Charles.”
While Pimblett has called his shot, it’s currently unclear what Dana White plans to do with him next.
The only thing certain is that the latest UK superstar’s next fight will be absolutely massive.
