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. Pimblett answered all of those and more with a scintillating performance that saw him dominate Chandler from the opening bell before scoring a TKO with a brutal flurry of strikes in the third round.

The MMA community reacted to Paddy Pimblett’s bloody beatdown and finish of Michael Chandler in the UFC 314 co-main event.

Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett took a huge step towards legitimizing himself as a UFC contender with a third-round TKO win over Michael Chandler in the co-main event of UFC 314.