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Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard (Image: That Peter Crouch Podcast/YouTube)

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has become the latest celebrity to praise Paddy Pimblett after his emphatic victory over Michael Chandler at UFC 314 on Saturday night.

Pimblett, 30, extended his winning streak in the UFC to seven as he defeated the American with a TKO finish in the third round of the co-main event at Miami's Kaseya Center.

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Victory over Chandler moved the Huyton-born fighter up four places in the lightweight rankings to eighth and put him within touching distance of a title shout.



In the wake of his stunning victory over Chandler, Pimblett was congratulated by the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Sami Hyypia, Wayne Rooney, and Jerzy Dudek.

And on Tuesday night, Reds legend Gerrard, who also hails from Huyton, became the latest high-profile figure to praise the lightweight's performance as he left a heart and a raising hand emoji under one of Pimblett's posts.

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Following his victory on Saturday night, Pimblett has revealed that he plans to spend the immediate few weeks with his family before hopefully fighting one of the top-five contenders in the lightweight division in October.

The Huyton-born MMA star called out Charles Oliveira, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje after his win in Miami and later admitted he would be game to fight either Ilia Topuria or Conor McGregor, should the latter fulfil the final two fights on his UFC contract.

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"Anyone in the top four, top five.

I want that world title," said Pimblett.

"I want Dustin [Poirier], Justin [Gaethje], Charles [Oliveira] or the little posh boy, Arman [Tsarukyan]; any of them four."