Mateusz Gamrot has criticized Paddy Pimblett’s efficiency in opposition to Justin Gaethje.
Final month, Pimblett and Gaethje locked horns for the interim light-weight championship at UFC 324. Regardless of ‘The Baddy’ coming into the combat as a favourite, ‘The Spotlight’ was fast to flip the script on combat evening.
With relentless ahead stress, sharper hanging, and tempo, the 37-year-old knockout artist dogwalked Pimblett from begin to end and confirmed uncooked dominance. The Brit acquired his face pieced up and was dropped a number of instances en path to a unanimous determination loss.
Whereas Pimblett and Gaethje placed on an entertaining present, the bout was much less of a technical affair and was largely pure stand-and-bang. Therefore a number of followers and analysts criticized this bout.
Now, Mateusz Gamrot has weighed in on Pimblett’s underwhelming efficiency. In a current interview, he opined that the UFC wished the Liverpudlian to be a champion and supplied him a title shot.
Nonetheless, Gaethje ruined the promotion’s plans by dismantling Pimblett. ‘Gamer’ stated:
“They wished to push Paddy in any respect prices and make him champion. Luckily or sadly, Gaethje merely ruined these plans. I believe now they’ve introduced him again right down to earth, and he can be extra accessible for different fighters, that means for us to combat him, and likewise present the place his place actually is.”
About Pimblett vs. Gaethje, ‘Gamer’ further added:
“If you happen to’re asking in regards to the technical facet, it wasn’t top-level.”
Mateusz Gamrot says he can confirm gaps in Paddy Pimblett’s sport
Mateusz Gamrot, who’s presently the No. 7-ranked light-weight on the roster, confirmed curiosity in locking horns with ‘The Baddy.’ Throughout the identical interview, he added:
“I believe it might be an incredible state of affairs if I might face him and get the prospect to combat Paddy, as a result of firstly, it might be an incredible combat for me, however not essentially for him. I believe I might confirm all these gaps in his sport.”
Take a look at Mateusz Gamrot’s feedback about Paddy Pimblett under:
Gamrot final fought Charles Oliveira in 2025, shedding by way of submission in Spherical 2. The Polish fighter has misplaced two of his final three bouts. Nonetheless, contemplating he has beforehand overwhelmed Arman Tsarukyan and Rafael Fiziev, amongst others, he can be a harmful problem for the No. 6-ranked Paddy Pimblett.
