Michael Chandler vs. Paddy Pimblett booked for UFC | MMA News
A light-weight conflict between No. 7 ranked Michael Chandler and No. 12 ranked Paddy Pimblett will function the UFC 314 co-main occasion.
UFC 324 takes place April 12 on the Kaseya Center in Miami. The struggle promotion introduced a number of bouts for the occasion on Wednesday. The struggle card is headlined by a featherweight title bout. Former champion Alexander Volkanovski takes on No. 3 ranked Diego Lopes for the vacant title.
The bout between Chandler and Pimblett will lead into the featured struggle. Chandler (23-9) is a former three-time Bellator light-weight champion however has struggled in opposition to the highest tier UFC lightweights. He defeated Dan Hooker by TKO in his promotional debut and for the the title in his subsequent struggle.
He confronted then-champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 and had the Brazilian badly damage within the first spherical. Oliveira rallied back and completed Chandler early within the second body. He’s misplaced 4 of his final 5 fights and is in determined need of a win.
Pimblett (22-3) will enter the struggle in opposition to Chandler an eight-fight profitable streak. He final fought at UFC 304 final July, defeating King [Bobby] Green by submission within the first spherical. “The Baddy” will likely be trying to leap into the Top 10 rankings with a win, however Chandler would be the hardest take a look at thus far in his profession.
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