Gaethje dominates Pimblett to win 2nd interim titleReuters, LAS VEGASJustin Gaethje on Saturday night opened the Paramount era with a bang, dominating rising star Paddy Pimblett to win the interim UFC lightweight title by unanimous decision at UFC 324 at T-Mobile Arena. Thirty-seven-year-old Gaethje (27-5-0) largely controlled the bout, landing 56 percent of his significant strikes while succeeding on all three of his takedown attempts. Justin Gaethje, right, punches Paddy Pimblett in an interim lightweight title fight during UFC 324 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday night. Photo: AP“You can’t have that mentality [Pimblett has] when you come in here,” Gaethje said. UFC CEO and President Dana White said that Pimblett was sent to a hospital, but that Gaethje refused to go.
