Justin Gaethje’s coach Trevor Wittman has a message for Paddy Pimblett. Last weekend at UFC 324, ‘The Highlight’ and ‘The Baddy’ battled it out for the interim lightweight championship, with Gaethje securing the title after beating the 31-year-old for most of the five rounds.
Wittman had the perfect game plan for his student. Forward pressure and pocket trading are what Gaethje does best, and it worked perfectly to hand the Brit his first defeat in the UFC.
Before the fight, Paddy Pimblett had sworn to disfigure Gaethje’s face and had promised that the 37-year-old would not look the same after the interim title fight.
But on fight night, Pimblett’s ambition turned into a nightmare. He was on the losing side, getting dropped numerous times and taking a ton of damage.
Now Trevor Wittman, while giving his opinion on Pimblett’s performance, praised his guts and chin. However, the ONX Sports founder admitted that he was deeply dissatisfied with the comments ‘The Baddy’ made about Gaethje in the build-up. He said:
“I have the utmost respect for Paddy. Like I said before I went into this, I knew he was a fighter. I knew he was growing. I’m always so respectful of other people, but this is why you don’t talk nonsense. That bothered me a lot. You can be respectful while you’re doing things, but there were a lot of things he said. I’m not going to let that affect me. You said you were going to mutilate Justin’s face – this is what happens.”
Watch the message from Justin Gaethje’s coach, Trevor Wittman for Paddy Pimblett below:
Justin Gaethje immediately mocked Paddy Pimblett after his UFC 324 win
After pummeling Paddy Pimblett for 25 minutes at UFC 324, ‘The Highlight’ walked right up to his opponent and made him eat his own words.
When talking about how important it was to teach Pimblett a lesson for his previous comments and revealing what he told his British foe after the fight, Justin Gaethje joked on the UFC 324 post-fight presser:
“He said after the fight my face wouldn’t look the same and his would look exactly the same. As soon as it was over, I said, ‘Look at your face, motherfucker. It doesn’t look the same.'”
Check out Justin Gaethje’s comments below:
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