Turning in one of the most high-profile victories of his UFC tenure over the course of last weekend in Manchester, promotional contender, Paddy Pimblett has many a critic, however, don’t expect former interim champion, Dustin Poirier to be one of them.
Pimblett, who cracked the lightweight division top-15 rankings earlier this week, managed to land his sixth consecutive Octagon win at UFC 304, stopping common-foe, King Green with a stunning first round triangle choke in the ‘Rainy City’.
With the victory, Pimblett finally made his way to a ranking in the division, and immediately set out his intentions to take on Brazilian rival, Renato Moicano next – who is currently booked to take on Benoit Saint Denis in a five round bout at UFC Fight Night Paris next month.