Paddy Pimblett’s rapid rise from newbie to UFC superstar began in September 2021.
‘The Baddy’ made his eagerly anticipated debut in MMA’s premier promotion at UFC Vegas 36.
Paddy Pimblett is known for the elite-level BJJ skills that allowed him to sleep Bobby Green last year.
However, he introduced himself on the big stage by proving that he also packs one hell of a punch.
Watch Paddy Pimblett’s nine-punch UFC debut KO
Pimblett is 100 percent sure his chin won’t get cracked when he faces Michael Chandler at UFC 314.
The 30-year-old insisted, ‘Scousers don’t get knocked out’ after beating Luigi Vendramini in his promotional debut.
Vendramini caught Pimblett with a massive shot early on in their fight, but the proud Liverpudlian ate it and kept moving forward to score a first-round knockout win.
The man who will co-headline a UFC pay-per-view show on Saturday night trapped his opponent against the fence and unleashed a barrage of nine punches that left Vendramini out cold on the Octagon floor.
Less than four years later, Pimblett is 6-0 in the UFC and seemingly two more wins away from a title shot.
Demetrious Johnson backs Paddy Pimblett’s world title charge
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is one of the greatest fighters in MMA history.
So, fans listen when he publicly backs someone like Pimblett to become a champion in the UFC.
“This is why he’s so good,” Johnson said while watching footage from Pimblett’s flying triangle submission win over Alex Savvidis in 2020.
“I think one day he will be a champion. If he doesn’t become champion, it’ll be one of the guys who were really good and never became champion. Like a Urijah Faber or Joseph Benavidez.
“Like, he does everything right, in this fight, in this time of his career, and when he fought Bobby Green.”
