“I went five rounds with Gaethje and was pushing the pace to the very end, I didn’t quit,” Pimblett said on YouTube. “I kept coming forward trying to finish the fight. And I think I won [rounds] three and five, so he beat me 3-2. One of the judges agreed. And if a lot of different things didn’t happen in that fight like eye gouges and low blows and then faking low blows, then it would have been a different fight. We’ve got to get on with it now. No point crying over spilled milk. I just hope I get to fight again. As I say, he’s the undisputed champion now. I went five rounds with the undisputed champion of the world.”
“To be honest, I don’t think [Saint Denis fight is] a No. 1 contender fight, but I think Arman’s probably still No. 1 contender,” Pimblett continued. “But Justin said himself that Charles [Oliveira] has beaten him before so he’d like to fight Charles again. Charles could end up getting the title shot. Perfect time to make Ilia vs. Arman because Arman’s been calling Ilia out for years. But there’s so many different variables in the lightweight division now, you don’t know. I’d love to beat BSD and get a rematch with Justin, but I can’t really demand that after a one-fight win streak, so we’ll just have to see what happens over the coming weeks.”
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