The current UFC lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, reacted to the statement of Paddy Pimblett, who, in an interview before the UFC 282 tournament, said that he would have put up a more serious resistance to the Russian fighter than Charles Oliveira.
“If the fight takes place in Nevada, he has a chance to beat me by decision. Lol,” Makhachev wrote on the social network after the event, in which the British fighter scored a highly controversial victory over American Jared Gordon.
Shortly after publication, the Russian deleted this message.
Recall that the fight between Paddy Pimblett and Jared Gordon, which became the second most important event of the number event, went the whole distance and ended with a score of 29-28 three times in favor of the British lightweight, who had no advantage over the American in any of the rounds.
As for Islam Makhachev, the Russian is currently preparing for a superfight against Australian Alexander Volkanovski, which will take place on February 12 at UFC 284 in Perth.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/30264-islam-makhachev-otvetil-peddi-pimblettu.html?rand=19907
