Patricio Freire is not backing his former rival to get his hand raised at UFC 314. Michael Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) meets Paddy Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a five-round co-main event April 12 at Kaseya Center in Miami ( ESPN+ pay-per-view). Freire, who dethroned Chandler to become Bellator lightweight champion by first-round TKO in May 2019, picked Pimblett to win the fight. “It looks like Paddy Pimblett is in the better moment of his career, and he’s going to win that fight,” Freire told Middle Easy .
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Patricio Freire picks Paddy Pimblett to beat ex-rival Michael Chandler at UFC 314 – MMA Junkie