It’s put-up-or-shut-up time for UFC rising star Paddy Pimblett as he will get set for the most important struggle of his profession in former Bellator champion and UFC title challenger Michael Chandler. Their light-weight struggle scheduled for 5 rounds will happen Saturday, April 12 at UFC 314 from Kaseya Middle in Miami.
Pimblett, 30, has slowly constructed himself up up to now, however there’s little doubt {that a} win over Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) – particularly a end or spectacular efficiency – would make him a bona fide UFC star and propel him into title competition at 155 kilos.
A former Cage Warriors champion, Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) has but to style defeat in six UFC appearances since making his debut in 2021. He’s coming off his most spectacular victory, a first-round technical submission of King Inexperienced final July.
Chandler, 38, has lived as much as his personal hype of being an all-action fighter since becoming a member of the UFC. Chandler has 5 struggle night time bonuses in six UFC appearances. He most not too long ago misplaced a five-round unanimous choice to Charles Oliveira final November, which was a rematch of their 2021 title struggle additionally gained by Oliveira.
When does the UFC 314 struggle card begin?
The UFC 314 lineup consists of 13 fights. Early prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET, prelims at 8 p.m. ET, and the pay-per-view principal card at 10 p.m. ET.
Michael Chandler vs. Paddy Pimblett walkout time
- As the principle occasion, Chandler and Pimblett are anticipated to stroll out to the cage at roughly 11:45 p.m. ET.
- The struggle will stream on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
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