Paddy Pimblett passed the latest test in his budding career Saturday when he defeated former Bellator champion Michael Chandler in the UFC 314 co-main event.
Pimblett (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC) broke in to the top 10 of the lightweight rankings courtesy of a third-round TKO victory over Chandler (23-10 MMA, 2-5 UFC) in the co-headliner at Kaseya Center in Miami, and now he has some massive fights on the horizon.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Pimblett beating Chandler at UFC 314.
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OHHHH PADDY THE BADDDDDY
Paddy Pimblett is ready to shine tonight at #UFC314
pic.twitter.com/x9MKj8zV0d
— UFC (@ufc) April 13, 2025
Iron Mike
@MikeChandlerMMA takes to stage right now! #UFC314 pic.twitter.com/ZduGcjsDDq
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) April 13, 2025
R1 – Mike vs. Paddy – Paddy with the leg kick. Mike walking forward, and Mike is a BIG guy….Paddy’s bigger.
Mike being very careful with the range here. #UFC314
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) April 13, 2025
PADDY AND CHANDLER BATTLING EARLY
@espnmma | #UFC314 pic.twitter.com/0nV9zWM4Ha
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 13, 2025
10-9 Pimblett after R1
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 13, 2025
10-9 Chandler #UFC314
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 13, 2025
He’s checked out…
— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) April 13, 2025
Oof… Right in the Pimbletts
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 13, 2025
Is it me or has Chandler looked shot since that first wrestling exchange?
Nut shot ? Smart lol— Al Iaquinta
(@ALIAQUINTA) April 13, 2025
Not a good night for bellator
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 13, 2025
Chandler done nothing in the UFC but lose lose lose
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) April 13, 2025
Pimblett 20-18 #UFC314
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) April 13, 2025
That’s the best Paddy Pimblett has looked in his UFC career. #UFC314
— ESK (@spencerkyte) April 13, 2025
Wow. Paddy really beating chandler up. I thought chandler would handle
Him easy. Unbelievable #ufc314— malki kawa (@malkikawa) April 13, 2025
Is sorcery not considered cheating
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) April 13, 2025
Man Micheal Chandler fucking sucks.
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) April 13, 2025
Paddy Pimblett finishes Michael Chandler at #UFC314! pic.twitter.com/drzZPptAUJ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 13, 2025
Michael Chandler has left the cage and headed to the back before the result announcement is read. #UFC314
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) April 13, 2025
Aye… im about to order me a Paddy wig RIGHT NOW!! #UFC314
— Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) April 13, 2025
Paddy vs topuria finally?
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 13, 2025
