Bruce Buffer Says Paddy Pimblett Has ‘It’ Issue To Be Face Of UFC

Paddy Pimblett‘s coming off probably the most spectacular win of his MMA profession … however might Paddy “The Baddy” be the longer term face of the UFC?!

TMZ Sports activities bumped into the good Bruce Buffer in Los Angeles this week — simply days after the dominant win over Iron Mike at UFC 314 — the place we requested the Voice of the Octagon for his tackle that very query.

“Paddy undoubtedly has ‘it.’ Fighters come alongside each couple of years, give or take, which have the ‘it’ issue. I measure fighters not by how they carry out within the Octagon, which he did a tremendous job in opposition to a tremendous fighter like Michael Chandler,” Buffer defined, including … “And [Paddy] proved himself trigger he will get higher with every time he steps within the Octagon.”

Bruce continued … “[Pimblett’s] bettering on his ability, bettering on his method, I believe most individuals do not understand how expert Paddy is. However the opponents are getting more durable, and he is gonna transfer on and he is undoubtedly going to be a contender on his method to finally, I believe at one level combating for the championship belt, no query.”

FYI, Paddy is 7-0 since becoming a member of the UFC.

Buffer, in fact, has seen ALL the UFC superstars up shut — from Chuck Liddell to Conor McGregor, and everybody in between — and Bruce is aware of it is about extra than simply successful within the cage.

“It is not the best way you carry your self simply in Octagon. It is about the best way you carry your self exterior the Octagon. His interviews are thrilling. Individuals like watching him be interviewed. He is acquired a persona that grabs on to individuals. He is nice for advertising. He is constructing a model for himself. These are all of the attribute which all add to a fighters, as you say, gravitas.”

Who’s subsequent for the 30-year-old, 23-3 fighter, who known as out all the highest 5-ranked lightweights?

Buffer thinks it might be former champ and #2 ranked contender, Charles Oliveira … who in contrast to Pimblett, is in uncharted waters, and Do Bronx is trying to regain his spot atop the division.

There’s extra with Bruce. We additionally requested the legendary announcer whether or not he believes Logan Paul, who lobbied Dana White for a struggle a couple of months again, would have a snowball’s probability in hell of successful vs. a UFC fighter.