Delivering one of the vital high-profile victories of his UFC tenure over the course of final weekend in Manchester, promotional contender, Paddy Pimblett has many a critic, nevertheless, don’t count on former interim champion, Dustin Poirier to be one in all them.
Pimblett, who cracked the light-weight division top-15 rankings earlier this week, managed to land his sixth consecutive Octagon win at UFC 304, stopping common-foe, King Inexperienced with a surprising first spherical triangle choke within the ‘Wet Metropolis’.
With the victory, Pimblett lastly made his technique to a rating within the division, and instantly set out his intentions to tackle Brazilian rival, Renato Moicano subsequent – who’s at present booked to tackle Benoit Saint Denis in a 5 spherical bout at UFC Battle Night time Paris subsequent month.
As for Poirier, the Lafayette veteran revealed he would doubtless make a decision on a mooted retirement from the game in the beginning of September, having most lately dropped a fifth spherical D’Arce choke loss to Islam Makhachev in a title conflict again in Could at UFC 302.
Dustin Poirier heaps reward on Paddy Pimblett at UFC 304
Sharing his ideas on the continued rise of Pimblett after he traversed previous common-opponent, Inexperienced, Poirier maintained the outspoken Liverpool grappler was “heading in the right direction”.
“He’s (Paddy Pimblett) one other a type of guys whose trajectory is like if he retains doing what he’s doing – he’s going to be – not that he’s not large – however he’s heading in the right direction,” Dustin Poirier informed MMA Junkie. “Dude, while you discuss like that and other people like your character, and also you go on the market and end guys, you already know, vets and legends like Bobby,”
“After all, going into the battle, I knew he may win, however to complete Bobby Inexperienced like that, I used to be very shocked,” Poirier continued. “He’s speaking the discuss, strolling the stroll, man.”
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