I can teach Pimblett some lessons – Gaethje

When the pair meet in the octagon on Saturday at UFC 324, Justin Gaethje is confident he can “teach” Paddy Pimblett “some lessons.”

The lightweights will face off in Las Vegas for the interim title, with Gaethje, 37, who has experience, recognizing that he is the underdog.

Pimblett, 31, predicted a three-round victory over Gaethje and described the American as a “boxer with leg kicks.”

Gaethje told BBC Sport, “I hope he’s overconfident in himself, just like I was when I was 30 years old.”

“This takes 25 minutes,” the author says. Nothing can predict it from the past, and nothing can predict it. It’s all about being flawless. Who is more flawless? Who commits errors? Who is more prepared and who makes mistakes?

Pimblett, who is well known for getting under the skin of his foes, said this week that he believes he can win over Gaethje with a strong performance on Saturday.

Gaethje, who won the lightweight title until 2020, claims he enjoys being the underdog and thinks he can perform better under pressure.

Gaethje said, “The more I hear him talk, the more I want to hurt him.”

” He’s weird. But in a good way. When you should go right, he turns left. And I’ll have to figure out these things out quickly.

“Great grappling, terrible wrestler,” So we’ll see if you can lower me.

Gaethje claims that he envisions Pimblett “asleep” when asked for a prediction.

UFC 324 will have live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app starting at 3:00 GMT.

Main card from 02: 00 Sunday, 25 January:

Preliminary card starting at 00 on Sunday, January 25th, 2019: