Paddy Pimblett proved the suspect was wrong again.
UFC 314 is about featherweight, with Alexander Volkanovsky defeating Diego Lopez to win a vacant title at the top of the card, while Yair Rodriguez, Jean Silva and Dan Ige all earned meaningful wins. But undoubtedly, Pinblett has made the most headlines, beating veteran candidate Michael Chandler in a dominant way, solidifying himself as the top 10 fighter in the lightweight division.
But how high should he be?
Pinblet’s position has led to a surprisingly intense debate among the MMA Fighting Rankings panels of Alexander K. Lee, Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and E. Casey Leydon. Did Pinblet beat the legal top ten fighters, or was he simply the beneficiary of facing the worst version of Chandler we’ve seen in the Octagon?
Additionally, whether the Patricio Pitbull-UFC era was too late, we will discuss the engine and shakers at 145 pounds, ranking the most interesting battles of the second quarter of the UFC schedule.
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