Pimblett was hailed by UFC president Dana White, after sending Londons O2 Arena wild with a spectacular submission victory over Mexicos Rodrigo Vargas.
"I get hit with a big shot, and it was a sloppy takedown attempt from me to be honest. "Who wouldn't be interested in that fight? When he was in trouble, he came back and turned the fight around and won.
Liverpool fan Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett came away with a submission victory over Kazula Vargas at UFC London last night. Virgil Van Dijk took to Twitter to ...
His reply showed genuine disbelief and thankfulness to Van Dijk reaching out. I’m sure I speak for the rest of us and say make it happen. Paddy Pimblett, being the Liverpool fan that he is, showed his delight for the tweet and responded to Van Dijk’s post.
As the biggest fan favorite at the O2 Arena on Saturday, the 27-year-old Scouser relished in his victory over Kazula Vargas, but barely got a chance to ...
“That was gangster,” Pimblett said. “That was sick. “Expect me to take over the show. “Give him his due, it was a good knockout,” Pimblett said. “It was a very good knockout, especially after taking that head kick in the first round. “Everyone wants to fight me,” Pimblett said at UFC London’s post-fight press conference.
John McCarthy isn't a fan of the way Paddy Pimblett has been matched up so far in the UFC. Pimblett (18-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC), a former Cage Warriors champion, ...
He continued, “I just want to see him against better competition. I don’t want to say he’s flamboyant, he is boisterous, he’s out there, he’s gonna push the envelope. The impact Pimblett has made in just two octagon bouts is undeniable.
The Liverpool fighter won his second UFC outing in the first round on Saturday night, earning a £38000 bonus in the process, but he still didn't quite tip ...
"But it was a sloppy takedown attempt from me to be honest, I'm quite disappointed in my performance but I got the first round finish and that's all that matters." He only marked himself as having had a "six-out-of-ten" performance in the Vargas win, after multiple times being caught cleanly in his debut against Luigi Vendramini. But he is still on a starter salary with the UFC, which can be as low as £9,000 to win and £9,000 to show up.
It was an incredible night for the two Liverpool fighters at UFC London and Rooney congratulated them afterwards.
Like his first fight against Luigi Vendramini last year, the Baddy took a big shot to the face, with Vargas going for the take down. Then, McCann hit Carolina with a spinning back elbow out of the clinch, knocking her out. Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann secured emphatic victories at UFC London, with both finishing their opponents in dramatic style.
Paddy Pimblett has responded to reports of what he allegedly earned at UFC London, and he doesn't seem pleased.
Following his victory, there were reports of his payout for the event. I do hope I end up earning as much money as Conor McGregor. I’m going to give back to my city. ‘The Baddy’ made his return last weekend against Kazula Vargas. After a scare early in the first round, Pimblett recovered and quickly submitted his foe.
“Everyone wants to hang on my coattails. No one knew who Ilia Topuria — or 'hand sanitizer boy' — was until he tried to start an altercation with me. No one ...
“I’ll give him his due, it was a good knockout,” said Pimblett. “It was a very good knockout, especially after taking that head kick in the first round. No one knew who Ilia Topuria — or ‘hand sanitizer boy’ — was until he tried to start an altercation with me. “Everyone wants to fight me,” said Pimblett during his post-fight press conference (video provided byMMA Fighting). “Everyone wants to hang on my coattails.
Paddy Pimblett expects to be bringing in some healthy paydays sooner rather than later, but according to him they've yet to come.
“Everyone wants to fight me,” Pimblett concluded. “I’ll give him his due, it was a good knockout, it was a very good knockout,” Pimblett said. A punch and hand sanitizer bottle were exchanged during the quick incident and both men went on to win their fights — Topuria scoring a violent second-round knockout of Jai Herbert ( watch highlights). Still early into his UFC run, “The Baddy” has already begun taking a business approach to his career and intends on doing so going forward. I think I proved tonight that I earned a new contract. Unsurprisingly, Pimblett confirmed that the number was false.
Ilia Topuria made it clear that he wants to fight Paddy Pimblett next after he scored a huge knockout at UFC London.
Since I take it personally, if the UFC wants it, I can still fight him tonight in that hotel.” Ilia Topuria made it clear he wanted to fight Paddy Pimblett after UFC London. The weight class does not matter for the Georgian fighter. I don’t care about the weight with Paddy.”