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Title Shot Incoming? Dana White Crowns Paddy Pimblett ‘The Real Deal’ After Chandler Beatdown

Paddy Pimblett is the real deal.

‘The Baddy’ delivered perhaps his most impressive performance inside the Octagon, smashing his way through former Bellator champion Michael Chandler in the UFC 314 co-main event on Saturday night. Pimblett ultimately finished ‘Iron’ with a barrage of ground-and-pound strikes in the third round, moving him to a perfect 7-0 under the UFC banner and putting him potentially one win away from a title opportunity.

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Title Shot Incoming? Dana White Crowns Paddy Pimblett ‘The Real Deal’ After Chandler Beatdown 2

Immediately following the festivities inside the Kaseya Center in Miami, White dubbed Pimblett the “real deal” and confirmed that a big-name opponent is in the Liverpudlian’s future.