{"id":454166,"date":"2022-07-27T06:26:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T13:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=454166"},"modified":"2022-07-27T06:26:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T13:26:44","slug":"michael-chandler-expects-total-package-paddy-pimblett-to-be-nipping-at-his-heels-in-the-near-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/michael-chandler-expects-total-package-paddy-pimblett-to-be-nipping-at-his-heels-in-the-near-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Chandler expects \u201ctotal package\u201d Paddy Pimblett to be \u201cnipping\u201d at his heels in the near future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC star Michael Chandler has explained why he expects Paddy Pimblett to continue rising up through the division.<\/p>\n<p>Last Saturday night at UFC London, Paddy Pimblett went a step further to silencing his critics <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-london-results-paddy-pimblett-stops-jordan-leavitt-in-round-2-video\/\">by submitting<\/a> Jordan Leavitt in the second round of their highly anticipated clash. &#8216;The Baddy&#8217; moved to 3-0 in the UFC and proved, once again, that he&#8217;s able to handle the pressure when the lights are on bright.<\/p>\n<p>One man who was there to see his performance live and in living colour was Michael Chandler, a member of the lightweight division who is slightly higher up the rankings than the Scouse sensation.<\/p>\n<p>During a media scrum, Chandler explained why he likes Pimblett and can see him continuing to find success.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Chandler on Dustin Poirier altercation: \u201cThat&#039;s the opposite way to get a fight with me&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k11MeSnvb2Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Michael Chandler on Dustin Poirier altercation: \u201cThat's the opposite way to get a fight with me\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe\u2019s great, man,\u201d Chandler told reporters backstage at The O2 this past weekend. \u201cPaddy and I have been in contact a little bit. He\u2019s a guy who\u2019s in that perfect \u2013 kind of that perfect position where I\u2019m the guy. I\u2019m gonna be the champion here in the next 12 months. He\u2019s going to be nipping at my heels, coming into the top 15, coming into the top 10. But I don\u2019t have a scarcity mindset when it comes to other guys in my division, especially when I see guys who are doing it the right way in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe\u2019s a marketable guy, he\u2019s a happy guy, he\u2019s a fun guy, he\u2019s fun to watch, he\u2019s fun on the microphone, he\u2019s the total package,\u201d Chandler said. \u201cPeople can hate on him all they want, but really they\u2019re just being haters. Paddy Pimblett is the total package, but can he put it together inside the octagon within the bells and continue to keep winning? We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/07\/ufc-news-michael-chandler-calls-paddy-pimblett-total-package\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you agree with Michael Chandler&#8217;s assessment of Paddy Pimblett and his potential?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC star Michael Chandler has explained why he expects Paddy Pimblett to continue rising up through the division. 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