Last Saturday, Paddy Pimblett failed in his bid to become the new UFC interim lightweight champion. He showed a lot of heart during his five-round war with Justin Gaethje, but in the end, ‘The Highlight’ simply had too much for ‘The Baddy’ in Las Vegas.
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As for the future, things aren’t really clear for Pimblett. He clearly needs to take some time out of the cage to recover from what was a pretty remarkable beating, and from there there are plenty of top lightweight prospects eager to test themselves against one of the division’s biggest stars.
In a reaction video, Daniel Cormier gave his thoughts on Pimblett’s future and its revised shares.
Cormier’s view on Pimblett’s future
“Very rarely does a man improve as much after a loss as I think Paddy Pimblett will from this loss,” Cormier said on his YouTube channel. “So many people wanted to call him a hype job. So many people wanted to act like this kid didn’t deserve to be here, that this kid wasn’t a viable challenger for a world title. Tonight he proved that. All that, ‘He hasn’t fought anyone in the top five yet, none of the top guys,’ I never want to hear that again.”
“Because what I saw was a boy who has a big future, who has a lot of potential to really challenge the best fighters in the world, and he will do that consistently for a long, long time. I know Paddy was very disappointed, but he has to keep his head up because I thought he fought well tonight, he represented himself, he represented his family, represented Liverpool very, very well in the octagon. So keep your head up, Paddy Pimblett. That was title fight (No.) 1 of many it will come down the line.”
Quotes via MMA junkie
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