Can reach the heights of UFC megastar Conor McGregor?
‘The Baddy’ took another big step toward superstardom at UFC 314, scoring a dominant third-round TKO over ex-Bellator champion ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler inside the Kaseya Center in Miami. The win moved Pimblett to a perfect 7-0 under the UFC banner and into the lightweight top 10, moving up four spots to overtake the No. 8 slot in the rankings.
Not only that, but the win likely put the Liverpudlian one fight away from his first shot at UFC gold.
Looking back on Pimblett’s impressive performance in ‘The 305,’ Chael Sonnen wondered out loud whether or not ‘The Baddy’ can achieve the same level of fame that McGregor did, or become a cultural phenomenon like the late great Kimbo Slice.