Paddy Pimblett isn’t shying away from his UFC 324 loss to Justin Gaethje.
Pimblett and Gaethje collided within the headliner for UFC’s debut on Paramount+ again in January. Whereas “The Baddy” was the favourite going into the combat, “The Spotlight” proved his dream of turning into an undisputed UFC champion remains to be alive. Gaethje battered Pimblett on his technique to a unanimous choice victory, capturing the interim UFC Light-weight Championship within the course of.
One week faraway from the defeat, Pimblett took to his YouTube channel to poke enjoyable at how mangled his face appeared for a brief time frame after the combat.
“The one factor that made me chuckle is I did say earlier than the combat, ‘I wish to make his face look totally different,’ and for a few days he made my face look totally different,” Pimblett stated. “I had large shiners.”
Pimblett’s face has healed significantly and he offered a timeframe for his subsequent combat.
“That was at its worst,” Pimblett stated. “I had large puffy eyes, however as you possibly can see now it’s every week later. There’s nothing fallacious with me. The one factor that’s up with me might be received a scratched cornea or one thing like that. I’ll be again within the gymnasium tomorrow. Individuals suppose I’m going to need to take the remainder of the 12 months off. I’m not. I’ll be preventing in the summertime.”
Pimblett can be seeking to get again on monitor after falling brief in his bid for interim gold. Previous to the loss in opposition to Gaethje, “The Baddy” was using a nine-fight profitable streak. Pimblett stays within the prime 5 UFC light-weight rankings and he figures to nonetheless be within the title hunt.
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