Beneil Dariush gives Paddy Pimblett the ground advantage over Michael Chandler at UFC 314. Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) takes on former UFC title challenger Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) in a five-round lightweight co-main event April 12 at Kaseya Center in Miami ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+). Dariush sees Chandler as Pimblett’s perfect ticket to the upper echelon of lightweight. “I think for Paddy, it’s perfect,” Dariush told MMA Junkie
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