Paddy Pimblett is fast-approaching UFC lightweight title contention. 'The Baddy' stopped Michael Chandler at UFC 314 to claim a top-ten spot in the lightweight rankings. He mauled 'Iron Mike' on the feet and on the ground to secure a stoppage finish in the third round.

Michael Chandler suffered his third-straight loss at UFC 314. Chandler (23-10 MMA, 2-5 UFC) was stopped by Paddy Pimblett (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in a third-round TKO loss Saturday at Kaseya Center. The former Bellator champion and UFC title challenger

Facing the biggest challenge of his career in Michael Chandler at UFC 314 on Saturday, there were plenty of questions over whether Paddy Pimblett was ready for the elite of the lightweight division. Pimblett answered all of those and more with a scintillating performance that saw him dominate Chandler from the opening bell before scoring a TKO with a brutal flurry of strikes in the third round.