While many people were impressed with Paddy Pimblett’s performance at UFC 314, former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria was not one of them.
Pimblett blasted his way through former Bellator champion Michael Chandler in the evening’s co-main event, securing a third-round TKO over ‘Iron’ to extend his unbeaten streak inside the Octagon to seven. Subsequently, ‘The Baddy’ would find himself with a top-10 ranking for the first time in his career, overtaking the No. 8 spot.
Potentially one win away from his first shot at UFC gold, Pimblett’s star power grew exponentially overnight, but some suggest the Liverpudlian still hasn’t been tested against an elite opponent.