Pimblett blames ego for UFC loss to GaethjeFigure caption, UFC star Paddy Pimblett rants about ArsenalPublished15 minutes agoFighter Paddy Pimblett believes his ego was part of the reason he lost to Justin Gaethje in their interim UFC lightweight title fight in January.Gaethje defeated the Liverpudlian on points in a gruelling encounter in Las Vegas in which Pimblett never managed to build any momentum.
It was the first loss of Pimblett’s UFC career and ended a nine-fight winning streak.
“I think it was a little bit of my ego got in the way,” Pimblett stated on his YouTube, external channel reflecting on the fight.
“I wanted to knock him out. I wanted to show everyone I can strike. I wanted a war.
“When you’re trying to take him down in the fifth round after he bludgeoned you at the end of the second, it’s quite hard.
“Back to fight IQ. Back to the gameplan and not just swinging recklessly.”
