Paddy Pimblett vs. Justin Gaethje called “one of the WORST UFC main events in a while” by the youngest UFC heavyweight champion

Paddy Pimblett vs. Justin Gaethje was seen by some as an exciting, albeit sloppy fight, but one prolific MMA competitor called it one of the lowest quality UFC headliners he has seen in a while. This statement was made by Josh Barnett, who has the distinction of being the youngest UFC Heavyweight Champion in history. The artist formerly known as ‘The Baby Faced Assassin’ has also made prolific efforts under banners such as Pride, Strikeforce and many more.

With Gaethje becoming the first ever two-time interim UFC champion after beating Pimblett for 155 pounds of gold on the judges’ scorecards, ‘The Warmaster’ had failed to make any impression. his personal X accountas Barnett said:

“Wow. That was one of the WORST UFC main events in a while. Two capable and dynamic finishers, fighting like a pair of novices. Such a horrible showing, spread over 5 horrible rounds. This was a match for the prelims. #UFC324”

Paddy Pimblett vs. Justin Gaethje also broken up by a prolific ex-UFC vet

UFC 324’s Paddy Pimblett vs. Justin Gaethje main event also failed to impress another major UFC alumnus who had previously carved out quite a career as a welterweight KO artist in his time. The fighter in question is Matt Brown, who responded to Barnett’s assessment of the UFC’s first main event under the promotion’s new media rights deal with Paramount. Within Barnett’s ever-growing thread on X, Matt Brown stated:

“Agreed, neither [Topuria] nor Arman [Tsarukyan] I’m going to have to work up a sweat to beat any of those guys.”

Expanding on “The Immortal” and its characterization of how the current lightweight champion and number one contender in the weight category would fare against both contenders in the interim title fight at 155 pounds, Barnett responded:

‘If not [Paddy] Pimblett or [Justin’ Gaethje fight like they did last night, I agree.”