Pimblett vows to choke out Gaethje in a title rematch
Paddy Pimblett says that in a rematch with Justin Gaethje he would go straight to the grappling inside the first 10 seconds and try to finish, abandoning the striking that cost him UFC 324. He also has a 52-second submission of Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 329 and wants Gaethje's belt, won at UFC Freedom 250.

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Paddy Pimblett sabe exatamente como lidaria com uma revanche contra Justin Gaethje: direto para o grappling, sem hesitar.
No podcast “How U Livin J Piven”, ele disse que abandonaria a trocação que lhe custou o primeiro encontro. No UFC 324, em janeiro, Gaethje venceu nos três cartões para levar o cinturão interino dos leves e impor a Pimblett a primeira derrota no UFC.
“Se eu lutasse com ele de novo, eu entraria no grappling nos primeiros 10 segundos, colocaria ele de costas no chão e faria ele apagar”, disse Pimblett.
O lutador de 31 anos admitiu que o ego atrapalhou na última vez, quando tentou trocar golpes com Gaethje, indiscutivelmente o striker mais perigoso da divisão, em vez de usar o jogo de chão. Gaethje levou a melhor em cinco rounds.
Pimblett se recuperou em julho, finalizando Benoit Saint Denis em 52 segundos no UFC 329 para ressuscitar suas ambições de título. Gaethje virou campeão linear em junho ao bater Ilia Topuria no UFC Freedom 250. Apesar da rivalidade profunda com Topuria, Pimblett prefere enfrentar Gaethje primeiro. “Eu aceitaria uma revanche com o Gaethje antes do Ilia, porque quero ser campeão mundial”, disse. “Eu odeio o Ilia, não me entenda mal. Obviamente eu preferiria vencer o Ilia do que o Justin, mas o Justin está com o cinturão.”
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