Paddy Pimblett Believes Style Can’t Be Emulated

Paddy
Pimblett doesn’t think he can be mimicked. 

Pimblett is scheduled to fight Justin
Gaethje for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324
on Jan. 24 in Las Vegas. While Gaethje is known for his striking,
Pimblett boasts a high level of wrestling. Gaethje’s camp recently
said that they have been emphasizing wrestling to prepare for
Pimblett. Regardless, Pimblett believes Gaethje won’t be able to
stifle his wrestling. Pimblett claims that he doesn’t wrestle
conventionally, making his style awkward. While fighters usually
bring in sparring partners to emulate their upcoming opponents,
Pimblett doesn’t think Gaethje will find any to mimic him.

‘I’m Not Normal’

“I don’t wrestle like a normal person,” Pimblett told the UFC. “I
don’t shoot double legs and single legs and wrestle like a normal
person. I do everything differently. I’m not normal. He’s not gonna
be able to get a sparring partner that grapples like me or strikes
like me, because I’m a weirdo. I’m very awkward: You can’t really
get a sparring partner to do me because I’m so awkward.”

While Pimblett (23-3) is undefeated in seven
UFC outings, his most high-caliber wins have come against
Bobby
Green and Michael
Chandler. Meanwhile, Gaethje (26-5) has been a perennial
lightweight contender and has already made two failed title bids.
In his last four outings, “The Highlight” has only lost to Max
Holloway, while beating Rafael
Fiziev twice and Dustin
Poirier once.