Paddy Pimblett thinks Justin Gaethje just got another payday before he rides off into the sunset.
In the first main event of 2026, Pimblett will look to claim his first piece of gold inside the Octagon when he faces Gaethje at UFC 324 for the interim lightweight championship.
Long before he was paired with “The Baddy,” Gaethje made it clear that his next move would be retirement or a title shot. Ultimately it was the latter, but Pimblett is convinced Gaethje already has a foot out the door.
Still, he won’t make the mistake of underestimating Gaethje like he did against ‘Flash’ Gordon.
“Justin has a lot of money now,” Pimblett said TMZ Sports. “He drives around in a Lamborghini Jeep. I think he’s just looking for one last big payday, but I’m not going to underestimate him, you know what I mean? I think everyone underestimates me and I would never do that to anyone else. The one time I did it, years ago with Jared Gordon, I almost got beat. So I’ll never do that again.”
“People keep saying about his knockout power and I think I have more knockout power than him. The last person he knocked out with his hands was James Vick in 2018 or something – they still wore Reebok back then. He finishes people with the accumulation of punches, but I don’t think he’ll be able to hit me that much. I’ll be too fast, too elusive and too good in my reach.”
After a 7-0 run in the OctagonPimblett is a moderate favorite for his first title title, with the Liverpool trending at -230 on sportsbooks.
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