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Paddy Pimblett Slams Dustin Poirier’s Planned Exit from the Octagon: ‘He Must Be an Idiot’

Paddy Pimblett doesn’t understand why Dustin Poirier is planning to lay down his gloves this summer.

After coming up short in his third and likely last lightweight title opportunity at UFC 302, ‘The Diamond’ announced that he would have one more go inside the Octagon before calling it a career.

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Pimblett, on the other hand, is just getting started. ‘The Baddy’ is a perfect 6-0 under the UFC banner and will look to climb into the lightweight top 10 next month when he meets ex-Bellator champion Michael Chandler at UFC 314.