Facing the biggest challenge of his career in Michael Chandler at UFC 314 on Saturday, there were plenty of questions over whether Paddy Pimblett was ready for the elite of the lightweight division.

Charles Oliveira knows exactly what he wants at this point in his UFC career. 'Do Bronx' has retained No. 1-lightweight contender status after defeating Michael Chandler in their rematch at UFC 309, ...

The co-main event of UFC 314 featured a thrilling lightweight clash between Paddy Pimblett and former title challenger ...

Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett took a huge step towards legitimizing himself as a UFC contender with a third-round TKO win over ...

Chandler managed to survive a submission by Oliveira in their rematch, but fell to a points defeat (Getty Images) Those losses came against Justin Gaethje (on points in 2021), Dustin Poirier (via ...

Michael Chandler suffered his third straight defeat against the streaking Paddy Pimblett. Chandler got sliced open by an ...

Chandler during his second loss to Charles Oliveira, in November (Getty Images) While Pimblett’s activity dropped off drastically after his lucky escape against Gordon, and while there was ...

These were elite opponents: a former undisputed champion in Oliveira, and former interim champs in Gaethje and Poirier. Furthermore, Chandler was fiercely competitive in all of those fights minus ...