LONDON – Paddy Pimblett addressed accusations of Michael Chandler not being a clean fighter.
Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) meets former title challenger Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) at UFC 314 on April 12 in Miami (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+).
Chandler’s in-fight antics have been called out by his former opponents Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira. Poirier called Chandler a dirty fighter after accusing him of fish hooking his mouth while he had him in a rear-naked choke in their UFC 281 fight. He also complained about getting hit on the back of the head, and claimed that Chandler was purposely shooting out blood from his nose on him.
