Paddy Pimblett aims to become double UFC champion

British MMA prima Paddy Pimblett, arsenic always, is showing large assurance up of his upcoming appearance. He claims helium plans to sound retired erstwhile interim champion Justin Gaethje successful the main lawsuit of UFC 324, which volition instrumentality spot connected Saturday, January 24, 2026, astatine the T-Mobile Arena successful Las Vegas.

“Everybody is going to beryllium shocked due to the fact that I deliberation I’m going to sound him out,” Pimblett told Red Corner MMA. “People aren’t going to expect it. Everyone thinks I’m going to wrestle him down, but I’m not going to. I’m going to travel retired and enactment him down close away. I don’t spot him going past the 3rd round, and I don’t spot Chandler.”

Although Pimblett has lone 2 knockouts successful the UFC cage, including his astir caller triumph implicit Michael Chandler astatine UFC 314, the British combatant insists that different 1 is coming. His stance is dilatory but surely improving, and he’s assured adjacent against specified a demanding opponent.

Struggle and challenges

Pimblett besides responded to critics who consciousness helium passed implicit Arman Tsarukyan and was fixed this interim rubric combat "as a gift". "I knew I was going to combat for the belt. To combat a fable similar Justin Gaethje for the interim belt, I've done my portion to merit it. I'm going to triumph this interim belt, I'm going to bushed Ilija (Topuria) and instrumentality the existent belt, support it, and past I'm going to welterweight and triumph that belt."

For now, Pimblett remains undefeated successful the UFC astatine 7-0, coming disconnected the biggest triumph of his vocation — a third-round stoppage against Chandler, which followed a first-round submission triumph against King Green. It is wide that the British combatant has the ambition to go a two-time UFC champion, and clip volition archer if helium tin execute specified a bold plan.