'Bad night for Bellator': Fighters react to Paddy Pimblett's bloody TKO of Michael Chandler at UFC 314
Paddy Pimblett passed the latest test in his budding career Saturday when he defeated former Bellator champion Michael Chandler in the UFC 314 co-main event.
Pimblett (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC) broke in to the top 10 of the lightweight rankings courtesy of a third-round TKO victory over Chandler (23-10 MMA, 2-5 UFC) in the co-headliner at Kaseya Center in Miami, and now he has some massive fights on the horizon.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Pimblett beating Chandler at UFC 314.
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OHHHH PADDY THE BADDDDDY
Paddy Pimblett is ready to shine tonight at #UFC314 pic.twitter.com/x9MKj8zV0d
— UFC (@ufc) April 13, 2025
Iron Mike @MikeChandlerMMA takes to stage right now! #UFC314 pic.twitter.com/ZduGcjsDDq
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) April 13, 2025
R1 – Mike vs. Paddy – Paddy with the leg kick. Mike walking forward, and Mike is a BIG guy….Paddy's bigger.
Mike being very careful with the range here. #UFC314
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) April 13, 2025
PADDY AND CHANDLER BATTLING EARLY @espnmma | #UFC314 pic.twitter.com/0nV9zWM4Ha
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 13, 2025
10-9 Pimblett after R1
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 13, 2025
10-9 Chandler #UFC314
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 13, 2025
He’s checked out…
— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) April 13, 2025
Oof… Right in the Pimbletts
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 13, 2025
Is it me or has Chandler looked shot since that first wrestling exchange?
Nut shot ? Smart lol— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) April 13, 2025
Not a good night for bellator
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 13, 2025
Chandler done nothing in the UFC but lose lose lose
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) April 13, 2025
Pimblett 20-18 #UFC314
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) April 13, 2025
That's the best Paddy Pimblett has looked in his UFC career. #UFC314
— ESK (@spencerkyte) April 13, 2025
Wow. Paddy really beating chandler up. I thought chandler would handle
Him easy. Unbelievable #ufc314— malki kawa (@malkikawa) April 13, 2025
Is sorcery not considered cheating
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) April 13, 2025
Man Micheal Chandler fucking sucks.
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) April 13, 2025
Paddy Pimblett finishes Michael Chandler at #UFC314! pic.twitter.com/drzZPptAUJ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 13, 2025
Michael Chandler has left the cage and headed to the back before the result announcement is read. #UFC314
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) April 13, 2025
Aye… im about to order me a Paddy wig RIGHT NOW!! #UFC314
— Corey 'Overtime' Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) April 13, 2025
Paddy vs topuria finally?
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 13, 2025