Paddy Pimblett vs. Justin Gaethje was seen by some as a high-octane, albeit sloppy battle, however a prolific MMA competitor referred to it as one of many lowest high quality UFC headliners he has seen shortly. This assertion was uttered by Josh Barnett, who has the excellence of being the youngest UFC heavyweight champion in historical past. The artist previously often called ‘The Child Confronted Murderer’ has additionally had prolific efforts below banners like Pleasure, Strikeforce, and a lot extra.
With Gaethje turning into the primary two-time interim UFC champion ever after besting Pimblett for 155-pound gold on the judges’ scorecards, ‘The Warmaster’ didn’t pull any punches on his private X account, as Barnett mentioned,
“Wow. That was one of many WORST UFC principal occasions shortly. Two succesful and dynamic finishers, preventing like like a few newbies. Such a horrible show, stretched over 5 terrible rounds. This was match for the prelims. #UFC324”
Paddy Pimblett vs. Justin Gaethje additionally damaged down by a prolific ex-UFC vet
UFC 324‘s Paddy Pimblett versus Justin Gaethje principal occasion additionally didn’t impress one other important UFC alum who beforehand carved out fairly a swath as a welterweight KO artist in his day. The combatant in query is Matt Brown, who responded to Barnett’s evaluation of the UFC’s first principal occasion below the promotion’s new media rights take care of Paramount. Inside Barnett’s ever-growing thread on X, Matt Brown acknowledged,
“Agreed. Neither ilia [Topuria] nor Arman [Tsarukyan] must break a sweat to beat both of these guys.”
Bouncing off of ‘The Immortal’ and his characterization of how the present light-weight champ and the primary contender within the weight class would do in opposition to each of the members within the interim title conflict at 155 kilos, Barnett responded,
“If both [Paddy] Pimblett or [Justin’ Gaethje fight like they did last night, I agree.”
