Paddy Pimblett Flails Around Like a Baby Giraffe According to UFC Lightweight
UFC star Paddy Pimblett has received some feedback from rival Dan Hooker in the wake of his loss to Justin Gaethje.
In the main event of UFC 324, Paddy Pimblett fell to a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Justin Gaethje. As a result, Gaethje became the new UFC interim lightweight champion, whereas ‘The Baddy’ was left with a trip to hospital to see what kind of injuries he’d sustained.
We all knew that Paddy Pimblett was tough, but he proved just how tough in his encounter with Gaethje. ‘The Highlight’ threw everything at him, and while he did manage to drop him on multiple occasions, he still couldn’t secure the finish.
In a recent interview, though, the aforemetioned Dan Hooker opted to dive into why he believes the future is bleak for Paddy Pimblett.
Dan Hooker tears into Paddy Pimblett
“He looks like a baby giraffe – [] elbows flying in the air, jumping in the air, he looks [] to me when he fights. He’s getting some love for the toughness, for not succumbing, not getting knocked out, for taking the shots. Cool. That’s not the hard part.
“The hard part is not fighting Justin Gaethje – getting to Justin Gaethje and having a fight with Justin Gaethje, having a fight with Dan Hooker, having a fight with Dustin Poirier. Getting there is the hard part. He’s on one of these special UFC contracts where you pick your [] opponents and [] like that. He’s been managed very well and he’s been shortcut over a lot of other fighters very well, but now he’s in the deep end.
“The hard part is now there’s no more easy fights. For the rest of his career there’s no fights where you’re just going to go out there and skate by and outclass the guy. The kid’s never had a war in his life. He’s going to sit in his bed for the next month recovering, then he’s going to have to get himself back up and go out there and do the exact same thing next time.
“Over time, he’s so long in the tooth now in his game that those technical holes in his style defensively, he can’t fix. They’re so ingrained in him now that they can’t fix them. When his body does get a little bit of wear and tear, I don’t think the kid’s going to be around for that long.”
