Paddy Pimblett downplays Islam Makhachev’s win over Dustin Poirier

Paddy Pimblett has defined why UFC light-weight champion Islam Makhachev doesn’t deserve Submission of the 12 months.

Makhachev notched his third title protection when he beat Dustin Poirier with a fifth-round D’Arce choke at UFC 302 in June. Pimblett’s most up-to-date win additionally got here by submission when he turned the primary fighter to submit King Inexperienced within the octagon at UFC 304 in July.

With Poirier’s loss to Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) being the fourth time he was submitted in his profession, Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) doesn’t see it as that particular of a feat.

“Clearly Islam’s sub was good, but it surely’s only a D’Arce choke,” Pimblett mentioned on his YouTube channel. “I transitioned from a guillotine to a triangle to an armbar, from the ft. Nonetheless suppose Khamzat’s sub was higher. Khamzat towards Robert Whittaker was a greater submission. Nobody’s executed that to Robert Whittaker. Poirier’s been submitted a number of occasions earlier than. I’d submit Dustin Poirier. Nobody submitted Bobby Inexperienced in like f*cking 12 years or no matter it was.”

For Pimblett, Khamzat Chimaev crushing former champion Robert Whittaker’s jaw for a first-round face crank at UFC 308 is his high submission of 2024.

After submitting Inexperienced this previous July, Pimblett debuted within the UFC’s light-weight rankings. “The Baddy” teased his upcoming struggle through the use of Michael Chandler’s well-known “see you on the high” quote.