Pimblett: 'I will be in title contention' after UFC 314 fight vs. Chandler
Paddy Pimblett believes he'll enter the lightweight title mix with a win over Michael Chandler at UFC 314 next month.
"Every fight I get underestimated and overlooked, but I'm getting in there now with someone who's top 10, someone who's fought all the legends in the division. He's fought for the title. So, finally, I'm gonna get in there and when I win, people can't chat shit," Pimblett said at Friday's UFC 314 press conference in Las Vegas. "But they will. The goalposts always get moved when I win. People will start saying stuff.
"But I'm gonna be ranked No. 7 once this fight's over, and I will be in title contention."
A budding star in the UFC, Pimblett faces the biggest test of his career against Chandler in the co-main event of UFC 314, which takes place April 12 in Miami. Pimblett is ranked No. 12 in the 155-pound division, while Chandler is No. 7.
Pimblett, a 30-year-old from Liverpool, England, has beaten the likes of former interim champ Tony Ferguson and King Green but has never fought someone as highly ranked as Chandler.
Pimblett signed with the UFC in 2021 and has won his first six fights with the promotion.