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 nice 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 definitely has ‘it.’ Fighters come along every couple of years, give or take, that have the ‘it’ factor. I measure fighters not by how they perform in the Octagon, which he did an amazing job against an amazing fighter like Michael Chandler,” Buffer defined, including … “And [Paddy] proved himself cause he gets better with each time he steps in the Octagon.”

Bruce continued … “[Pimblett’s] improving on his skill, improving on his technique, I think most people don’t realize how skilled Paddy is. But the opponents are getting harder, and he’s gonna move on and he’s definitely going to be a contender on his way to eventually, I think at one point fighting for the championship belt, no question.”

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’s not the way you carry yourself just in Octagon. It’s about the way you carry yourself outside the Octagon. His interviews are exciting. People like watching him be interviewed. He’s got a personality that grabs on to people. He’s great for marketing. He’s building a brand for himself. These are all 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 not like 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 battle just a few months again, would have a snowball’s probability in hell of successful vs. a UFC fighter.