Paddy Pimblett says Lone'er Kavanagh is 'a future champ' after his UFC 333 finish
Pimblett said the first-round stoppage of Ramazan Temirov deserved a bonus and that Kavanagh against champion Joshua Van would be a 'scrap'.
Paddy Pimblett says Lone'er Kavanagh can go on to win a UFC title after watching his first-round stoppage of Ramazan Temirov: "Gets him right back in the mix of the flyweight, lad. I definitely think he's a future champ, like."
Pimblett said it in a UFC 333 reaction video on his own YouTube channel, posted on Sunday 25 October. As Kavanagh landed the finishing shot, he said: "Lovely finish, Lonnie, lad. Lovely finish. That left uppercut was naughty, you know."
Watching the replay, he added: "That's picture perfect, lad," and said Kavanagh "deserves a bonus for that".
Pimblett also looked ahead to a title fight with champion Joshua Van: "The only thing now for these flyweights is Joshua Van's so young, innit? It's not like he's gonna be retiring anytime soon." He said Kavanagh against Van would be a "scrap".
Kavanagh stopped Temirov at 4:28 of the first round in Abu Dhabi on Saturday 24 October to move to 11-2. After the fight, he said he was happy to wait for the winner of Van v Manel Kape, which is at UFC 336 in Toronto on 30 January. In the same video, Pimblett said Movsar Evloev quit against Alexander Volkanovski.
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