"I'd love to fight Charles, though. Everyone talks about his grappling and thinks it's levels above mine, but I know it isn't. If I fought Charles, I'd probably end up having a war on the feet."
"Oliveira controlled Holloway on the ground for over 20 minutes to earn a dominant unanimous decision victory. However, Oliveira faced some backlash for not landing enough damage on 'Blessed' despite controlling him for most of the fight."
Paddy Pimblett has expressed his desire to face Charles Oliveira following Oliveira's dominant unanimous decision victory over Max Holloway at UFC 326, where Oliveira controlled Holloway on the ground for over 20 minutes. Despite widespread perception that Oliveira's grappling is on another level, Pimblett believes his own grappling is comparable and predicts their fight would result in a striking battle rather than a grappling showcase. Oliveira faced some criticism for not generating sufficient damage despite his ground control dominance. Pimblett is currently coming off a unanimous decision loss to Justin Gaethje in an interim lightweight title fight.
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