the way the UFC is building Paddy matchmaking is disgusting - Bro give this man someone in his age range or someone in their prime

[octagonation]

First he was beaten by Jared Gordon and the UFC stopped giving him young, hungry fighters but instead started feeding him old legends.. They gave him first Tony Ferguson he is 40 years old at the time and then they followed it up with Bobby Green and he was 38 years old at the time and now they have followed it with Michael Chandler he is 38 years old.

This is the worst matchmaking I have seen someone hand feed too..

Anyone who is excited for this fight is in over his head and they have put it on UFC 314 co-main.. Is this not obvious? This is gonna be a predicted one-sided win for Paddy

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

Michael chandler and bobby green are just old without legends

 

[drphil]

I wouldn't totally write off chandler.
It's not like paddy's fought elite guys yet.

 

[NoStoneUnturned]

Definitely on the grand tour of the geriatric unit within the UFC. However, I don't see much upside to this fight. Chandler is still tough, but Paddy won't get much credit for a win, and will receive quite a bit of heat if he loses.

 

[mma fighter]

Chandler is gonna be a good test for the boy.

 

[HHJ]

This is a better matchup than the previous ones imo. Chandler wont go quietly. It IS a good test. I would be impressed if Paddy wins this tbh.

 

[octagonation]

Chandler is tough but he has not been inside the octagon for long time and he has gotten older.. This could be one-sided fight as well

 

[Mammothman]

Agree but Chandler isn't completely washed up like Tony was.

 

[dreden1982]

It's been what 5 years of this shit?

 

[fjodor]

I agree but Chase Hooper fighting Clay Guida coming off two losses and now Jim Miller pisses me off way more. I hope Miller knocks him out cold.

 

[JakePaulMMA]

Definitely on the grand tour of the geriatric unit within the UFC. However, I don't see much upside to this fight. Chandler is still tough, but Paddy won't get much credit for a win, and will receive quite a bit of heat if he loses.

Jake Paul vs Paddy Pimblett is the only thing that makes sense.

 

[RockyLockridge]

First he was beaten by Jared Gordon and the UFC stopped giving him young, hungry fighters but instead started feeding him old legends.. They gave him first Tony Ferguson he is 40 years old at the time and then they followed it up with Bobby Green and he was 38 years old at the time and now they have followed it with Michael Chandler he is 38 years old.

This is the worst matchmaking I have seen someone hand feed too..

Anyone who is excited for this fight is in over his head and they have put it on UFC 314 co-main.. Is this not obvious? This is gonna be a predicted one-sided win for Paddy

islam got a title fight from fighting bobby green and hooker what's the problem?

I also have chandler by ko

 

[Blastbeat]

I think the UFC learned from what they did with Darren Till and are trying to build Paddy in a more cautious manner.

 

[Daniel Henry]

UFC knows he won't ever be a champ so they are giving him fan friendly entertainment bouts instead. He has a large social media fan base they are just trying to appease them. Smart business move

 

[Darkavius]

First he was beaten by Jared Gordon and the UFC stopped giving him young, hungry fighters but instead started feeding him old legends.. They gave him first Tony Ferguson he is 40 years old at the time and then they followed it up with Bobby Green and he was 38 years old at the time and now they have followed it with Michael Chandler he is 38 years old.

This is the worst matchmaking I have seen someone hand feed too..

Anyone who is excited for this fight is in over his head and they have put it on UFC 314 co-main.. Is this not obvious? This is gonna be a predicted one-sided win for Paddy

This match making is just fine. Chandler has a 33% win rate as a fighter in the UFC but is ranked in the top 10. He has only beat 1 ranked fighter the entire time he has been in the UFC. You can't feed him anyone higher than him because he's lost to them multiple times and Hooker/Gaethje is booked. So it only makes sense to feed him a lower ranked guy. I would argue that Chandler even before this fight was booked is not a top 10 Lightweight fighter and now we can see if that is true or not.

 

[TrueBias]

This match is official? That's what we wanted!

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

Think about it like this - at least they didn't try to force-feed Arman vs. Chandler down our throats.

I'd much rather see Arman vs. Charles 2 and even if Chandler is on the decline, has a limited skillset, and fights like a moron, he is still an absolute athletic freak with a couple of really dangerous tools.

Ultimately it's a good test for Paddy that will prove if he deserves a truly elite opponent after to put him in title contention.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

I'll be happy when Patrick gets knocked the fu*k out by old man Mike and then Chandler does a back flip over his twitching corpse

 

[andgonsil]

Cry more

 

[BjPenn2017]

I think the UFC learned from what they did with Darren Till and are trying to build Paddy in a more cautious manner.

This the problem tho he been built mans has 30 fights he supposed to be a skyscraper??