How Paddy Pimblett rebounded from loss to Justin Gaethje ahead of fight with Benoit Saint-Denis

LAS VEGAS — Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett was about to take the final step in his meteoric rise — then Justin Gaethje happened.

Pimblett arrived at UFC 324 – the inaugural UFC on Paramount+ card – as a favorite against the veteran Gaethje with a potential title shot on the horizon if he had won.

His charismatic...