{"id":3964,"date":"2025-04-16T09:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T13:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"gen\/sin-categoria\/pimblett-ascends-to-the-summit-brutal-demolition-of-chandler-and-challenging-call-to-lightweight-titleholders\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T09:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T13:46:54","slug":"pimblett-ascends-to-the-summit-brutal-demolition-of-chandler-and-challenging-call-to-lightweight-titleholders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/mma\/pimblett-ascends-to-the-summit-brutal-demolition-of-chandler-and-challenging-call-to-lightweight-titleholders\/","title":{"rendered":"Pimblett Ascends to the Summit: Brutal Demolition of Chandler and Challenging Call to Lightweight Titleholders"},"content":{"rendered":"MIAMI \u2013 Paddy Pimblett, one of the most popular figures in the UFC, is one step away from fighting for the championship. With a TKO victory over Michael Chandler in the co-main event of UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center, Pimblett extended his record to 7-0 in the UFC.\n\n<p>The fight culminated at 3 minutes and 7 seconds of the third round, after Pimblett, after reaching the mount, delivered a series of elbows.<\/p>\n\n<p>The decisive sequence began at the start of the assault, when Pimblett cut Chandler with a knee to the head.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This is how we win. We prepare a game plan, use our intelligence in combat, and hit opponents. Does anyone else have any questions?<\/p><cite>Paddy Pimblett<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Following the victory, Pimblett challenged former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, as well as Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, who were present at the event.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Anyone in the top four, top five. I want that world title. They said I would never be champion&#8230; I would never be ranked. I would never be in the top 10. And now? I won. Dustin, Justin, Charles, or Arman Tsarukyan, any of them.<\/p><cite>Paddy Pimblett<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Pimblett also expressed his respect for his potential rivals.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Respect to Dustin, Justin, and Charles. Charles is the greatest legend of all, and they call him the best submission artist the UFC has ever seen. But I dispute that. I&#8217;m here.<\/p><cite>Paddy Pimblett<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0413%2Fr1478003_2_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Paddy Pimblett, ahora con un r\u00e9cord de 7-0 en la UFC, declar\u00f3 que quiere enfrentarse a un luchador del top cuatro o top cinco, mencionando a Charles Oliveira y Justin Gaethje como posibles oponentes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Chandler, who is now 1-4 in his last five fights, secured four takedowns but couldn&#8217;t capitalize on them. He showed signs of fatigue as early as the second round, likely due to Pimblett&#8217;s effective body work. Chandler accumulated only 2:44 of control time, compared to Pimblett&#8217;s 4:41.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI \u2013 Paddy Pimblett, one of the most popular figures in the UFC, is one step away from fighting for the championship. With a TKO victory over Michael Chandler in the co-main event of UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center, Pimblett extended his record to 7-0 in the UFC. 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