“See you on the high,” is what Paddy Pimblett concluded considered one of his latest video blogs with, and it seems that was an Easter egg in any case.
Within the UFC 314 co-main occasion, Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) will face Michael Chandler in a five-round bout, Dana White introduced Wednesday. The occasion takes place April 12 at Kaseya Heart in Miami.
Pimblett, 30, will take his largest step up in competitors so far as he battles a former Bellator light-weight champion and top-ranked UFC contender in Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC). He’s but to lose within the UFC, with victories over King Inexperienced and Tony Ferguson, amongst others.
Chandler, 38, goals to snap a two-fight skid. Following a loss to Dustin Poirier in November 2022, Chandler waited for a bout vs. Conor McGregor that was finally scheduled for June. Nonetheless, McGregor withdrew, and Chandler as a substitute confronted Charles Oliveira in November. He misplaced by unanimous choice.
With the addition, the UFC 314 lineup contains:
- Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes – for vacant featherweight title
- Michael Chandler vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Patricio Freire vs. Yair Rodriguez
- Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates
- Nikita Krylov vs. Dominick Reyes
- Dan Ige vs. Sean Woodson
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Yan Xiaonan
- Chase Hooper vs. Jim Miller
- Alberto Montes vs. Roberto Romero
- Su Mudaerji vs. Mitch Raposo
- Darren Elkins vs. Julian Erosa
- Sedriques Dumas vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
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