Paddy Pimblett unhappy with Joe Rogan’s commentary after Justin Gaethje fight rewatch
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Paddy Pimblett was far from pleased after reviewing the first defeat of his UFC career.
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The 29-year-old lost by unanimous decision to Justin Gaethje at UFC 324 on January 24, missing out on the interim lightweight title.
And after watching the fight again, he felt there were reasons to dispute the outcome.
The 31-year-old was left angry and frustrated by the UFC 324 main event. All of that was due to Gaethje’s multiple unpunished eye pokes and the commentators’ inconsistent reactions to borderline low blows.
Paddy Pimblett hits out at UFC 324 commentators
Photo by Ian Maule/Getty ImagesPimblett had his strongest spell against ‘The Highlight’ in the third round.
Still, that momentum quickly faded after Gaethje said he had been hit with a low blow.
Marc Goddard stepped in to pause the fight, and the Briton was left feeling like the decision had gone against him.
“See, that knee to the body hit him. That never hit him low,” Pimblett said while rewatching the fight.
“That’s experience. This did my head in. I can remember turning to Trevor Wittman and going like that [stretches out his arms and shrugs].
“It hits him on the belt line. It wasn’t low. I know he’s your mate, [Daniel] Cormier, but look, that’s not low.
“We saw [Kamaru] Usman do something similar against Colby [Covington] for a little breather.
“So, it might be a tactic they [fighters coached by Wittman] use.”
The issue came up again later in the bout when Pimblett felt he was on the receiving end of an actual low blow that was not called.
‘The Baddy’ was frustrated when Joe Rogan described Gaethje’s shot as legal during commentary.
He added: “Look, he’s just kneed me in the balls.
“What the f—? Watching this back is so annoying.
“He’s just kneed me low and then landed shots because of it. And Rogan is saying ‘That’s beltline’.
“Well, if that’s belt line, how isn’t the one I hit Gaethje with before belt line?
“Watching it back just infuriates you, to be honest.”
Paddy Pimblett discusses potential next opponent
Pimblett says in an ideal world, he would be back in the cage this summer against Benoit Saint-Denis.
The French lightweight climbed into the division’s top five following his TKO victory over Dan Hooker at UFC 325.
“It p—ed me off that Saint-Denis moved above me for beating that bum Dan Hooker.
“Why has Saint-Denis moved above me for beating the bum Dan Hooker, who is f—ing s—?
“What’s going on there? I’ll fight anyone but… Saint-Denis sounds like a good fight for me.
“Europe’s two best lightweights going at it against each other.
“I don’t give a f—. I’ll fight anyone, but I’ll be back in the summer.
“I’m ready to go. I haven’t got any injuries,” Pimblett concluded.
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