Paddy Pimblett took aim at lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot's lack of popularity within the UFC. The British fighter pointed out that this marks the second time in Gamrot's last three fights that the top-10 ranked Polish fighter has faced an unranked opponent. Pimblett suggested this demonstrates a lack of fan interest in Gamrot as a draw. He attributed this situation to Gamrot's boring fighting style. The comments appear designed to position Pimblett as a more marketable alternative in the lightweight division.
Paddy Pimblett has publicly criticized fellow lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot, questioning the Polish fighter's marketability and labeling his style as boring in comments made ahead of the April 13 news cycle.
Pimblett, known as "The Baddy," holds a 23-4 record and sits at number six in the UFC lightweight rankings. The 31-year-old from England trains out of Next Generation MMA Liverpool and has built a reputation as one of the division's more entertaining performers, averaging 5.49 significant strikes landed per minute with a 52 percent striking accuracy. He also adds a submission dimension to his game, averaging 1.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes.
Gamrot, nicknamed "Gamer," carries a 26-4 record and is ranked tenth at lightweight. The 35-year-old Pole, who trains at American Top Team, is primarily known as a wrestling-heavy fighter, averaging an impressive 5.15 takedowns per 15 minutes. His striking output sits at 3.29 significant strikes per minute with a 51 percent accuracy rate. Pimblett pointed to the fact that this is the second time in Gamrot's last three fights that the top-ten contender has been matched against an unranked opponent, using it as evidence that promoters struggle to build compelling matchups around him due to limited fan interest.
Pimblett framed his remarks as a broader argument about his own value to the division, positioning himself as the more marketable lightweight contender compared to Gamrot.
Why it matters
- Gamrot sits four spots below Pimblett in the rankings, meaning a matchup between the two would carry genuine divisional weight.
- Pimblett's comments could be an attempt to generate public pressure for that fight to be made.
- The contrasting styles — Gamrot's takedown-heavy wrestling versus Pimblett's striking and submission game — would represent a clear stylistic clash at 155 pounds.
