Paddy Pimblett

Ahead of UFC London, The Sporting News looks at the fighters who have contributed to Liverpool's status as the UK city to have suffered the least UFC ...

A brutal spinning elbow knockout of Luana Carolina in March sent McCann's already high profile rocketing. As well as McCann, Pimblett, Mokaev and Aspinall are among the fighters whose chances of becoming the second UK champion will draw closer with a win on Saturday. They can identify with me." McCann and Pimblett have known each other for decades and train together at the Next Generation MMA gym in the centre of Liverpool. "Kids look at McGregor and see a big, hard fella with loads of tattoos," Pimblett told the Guardian. "Kids have got long, floppy hair, they haven't got tattoos. As the most high-profile MMA promotion returns to the venue, The Sporting News takes a look at how Pimblett and McCann are extending Liverpool and the UK's fighting reputation.

Paddy Pimblett rocked the O2 Arena on Saturday night as he beat Jordan Leavitt with a second-round submission to continue his ascent as one of the most ...

"There's a stigma in this world that men can't talk. "It's those walkouts - it's that energy which gets you finishes. "The Baddy", who became the first person to stop Leavitt in the American's career, improved his record to 19-3 after forcing the referee to bring the contest to a halt with a rear-naked choke.

'Paddy the Baddy' overcame some early clinch work to lock up his rear-naked choke on Saturday in London.

Pimblett was again able to take the back, this time trapping one of Leavitt's arms with a body triangle. Instead, it was Pimblett who threatened with multiple submission attempts and ended the round in a dominant position after taking Leavitt's back. Paddy Pimblett has become a fast-rising star in the UFC, with sizable promotional push thrown behind him.

See the top Twitter reactions to Paddy Pimblett's submission win over Jordan Leavitt at UFC Fight Night 208.

Rapper Drake is not afraid to drop big money on UFC fights and he staked a seven-figure sum on home favourites Pimblett and McCann on Saturday night.

There's a stigma that men can't talk, but if you're a man and you've got a weight on your shoulders, speak to someone, speak to anyone." With just over a minute of the session remaining, McCann landed a right hand before a spinning back-fist had Goldy on the ropes. Two months later, Drake backed Justin Gaethje to beat Charles Oliveira at UFC 274, staking more than $400,000 on the fight, only for Oliveira to submit his rival in the opening round.

Pimblett recorded his third successive UFC victory on Saturday night when he choked out Jordan Leavitt in the second round.

Once there, he was able to take his rival's neck, manouvre himself into position and lock in the rear-naked choke, forcing Leavitt to tap out. Pimblett and Leavitt spent the majority of the first round on the canvas with the Brit inflicting the most damage while his rival controlled the exchanges. Pimblett made it three wins from as many fights in the promotion when he choked out Jordan Leavitt at The O2 in London on Saturday night.

Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall; Heavyweight · Jack Hermansson vs. Chris Curtis; Middleweight · Paddy Pimblett vs. Jordan Leavitt; Lightweight · Nikita Krylov vs.

- Muhammed Mokaev vs. - Makwan Amirkhani vs. - Nathaniel Wood vs. - Curtis Blaydes vs. - Paddy Pimblett vs. Leavitt competed one month later, winning a split decision over Trey Ogden.

Paddy Pimblett continued his journey to superstardom at UFC London with a submission win over Jordan Leavitt, the man many regarded as his toughest op.

Pimblett quickly transitioned to the back and locked up a submission for his third UFC victory that triggered wild celebrations from the man himself, his teammate Molly McCann and the thousands of fans in the London arena. Leavitt popped out of it but was forced to eat nasty ground and pound from the charismatic Brit until the round came to an end and Pimblett headed to a second stanza for the first time in his UFC career. Leavitt looked to close the distance and wrestle Pimblett from the first bell at UFC London. ‘Monkey King’ found himself in the top position for much of round one but was forced to defend repeated submission attempts from his BJJ expert opponent.

Music superstar Drake won big on Saturday thanks to UFC London stars Molly McCann and Paddy Pimblett, and he plans to return the favor.

Both were awarded with a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. “So we’re swimming in it.” “Rollies for Meatball and the Baddy,” Drake wrote.

To many, Paddy Pimblett was the star heading into Saturday's UFC London against fellow lightweight Jordan Leavitt. Pimblett showed why as he beat Leavitt at ...

Pimblett (19-3) secured the choke, and Leavitt tapped out moments later to a giant reaction from the crowd. He wanted to prove a point and beat Leavitt at his own game. It was a competitive first round as Leavitt applied constant pressure and scored a couple of takedowns.

Both Brits scored crushing victories in their bouts on the main card of UFC London, sending the sell-out crowd into a delirium. McCann scored a devastating ...

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Paddy Pimblett was focused on more than just fighting after his victory over Jordan Leavitt during UFC Fight Night at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday.

"Listen, if you're a man and you've got weight on your shoulders and you think the only way you can solve it is by killing yourself, please speak to someone. Speak to anyone." Paddy Pimblett was focused on more than just fighting after his victory over Jordan Leavitt during UFC Fight Night at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday.

Paddy Pimblett won his UFC 277 fight against Jordan Leavitt at The O2, and then spoke to the crowd his passionate message about men's mental health after a ...

'(The finish) That's something I'm very good at. I was s***, pardon my French. I'm better than that. Speak to anyone.'

Paddy Pimblett electrified the crowd at UFC London with a second-round submission victory over Jordan Leavitt before making an emotional call for men to ...

Aspinall landed a heavy leg kick before falling back into the centre of the octagon clutching his right knee, with the American awarded the win by TKO as his opponent could not continue. Despite the emotion of those two wins, the evening finished on a low note as Briton Tom Aspinall suffered a serious knee injury seconds into his heavyweight clash with Curtis Blaydes. Leavitt gave Pimblett some serious problems in the first round, but in the second the Liverpudlian’s strikes started to tell and a knee to the head dropped the American, allowing Pimblett to take his back and secure the finish.

YouTube star Paul has consistently campaigned for improved pay for UFC fighters and he had his say again after Pimblett choked out Jordan Leavitt in London.

You haven't heard of any UFC fights and they've all be boring so I get why Nate is trying to get out, he's trying to come and face the money man which is me. Most recently, Paul offered to fight UFC legend Nate Diaz in his final fight with the promotion. It makes a ton of sense, the UFC has been dead this whole year.

Liverpool lightweight Paddy Pimblett revealed he learned a friend had taken his own life ahead of his latest Ultimate Fighting Championship outing on ...

“But, there is a stigma in this world that men can’t talk. Pimblett went on to urge men not to suffer in silence in a heartfelt interview after his victory over American Jordan Leavitt at London’s O2 Arena. Pimblett said in his post-fight interview: “I woke up on Friday morning at 4am to a message that one of my friends back home had killed himself.

Pimblett and McCann both picked up victories at the second instalment of UFC London last night, with rapper Drake having placed a £1.9 million bet on the ...

"But I also woke up to a message at 4am on Friday that one of my friends from home had killed themselves so Ricky, that's for you. Pimblett later added: "Molly sent him a video right after it on Instagram and he said he was going to give us both a Rolex so we are swimming it." The 27-year-old got his victory and made an emotional post-fight tribute during his interview with UFC legend Michael Bisping. The teammates were seen backstage together after the fight, with McCann posting a video on However he finally correctly predicted the winner of a fight last month having placed a bet on champion Israel Adesanya who brushed aside the challenge of Jarod Cannonier. His first bet this year came in March when he backed Jorge Masvidal to beat Colby Covington with $275,000 but 'Gamebred' was comfortably outpointed by his bitter rival.

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After winning the fight, Pimblett took a moment to open up about the importance of men taking care of their mental health. People would rather … I know I would rather me mate cry on me shoulder than go to his funeral next week. “Speak to anyone.

Pimblett ballooned to 205lb after his previous UFC appearance but made a drastic 50lb weight cut prior to his victory over Jordan Leavitt at UFC London last ...

After his last victory against Kazula Vargas, Pimblett tipped the scales at around 200lb during a video after going on a junk food binge. After his victory over Leavitt, Pimblett kept to his tradition and ordered in a kebab which he was seen eating during the post-fight press conference. Pimblett made a return to UFC action last night picking up his third professional victory over Jordan Leavitt with a second round submission.

“I know for a fact now I'll be fighting on pay-per-views with Jon Anik, Joe Rogan and [Daniel Cormier] commentating,” said Pimblett after he again brought the ...

Both of them paid tribute to their fallen friend and ended the presser thanking the media. ... People in the position where I’m in, people who have got a bit of a following, they should help people ... whether it’s Joe on the street or your mate. He made headlines by mooning reporters at the official weigh-ins for the event, telling off fans who fat-shamed him over his eating habits. He said he won’t do a stadium in the U.K., but the Baddy’s come along, so he will.” Pimblett subsequently signed a new UFC deal. “It’s too small.”

The Liverpudlian was in tears as he left the octagon and he later opened up to BT Sport presenter Adam Catterall in an emotional interview backstage. "I just ...

"If I'm being honest, if I had the bottle I probably wouldn't be here now. "I had to focus on my fight, I had stuff to block it out. If you can go and talk to your mates and say 'lad, this is affecting me', you're stronger than anyone. "You are not weak, you are stronger than anyone. Why am I even doing this?' They've been sitting with his mum and they're mentally burned out more than I am.

Paddy Pimblett is known of his wacky hairdo, wild personality and fun fight style but on Saturday night he gave a powerful speech after his latest UFC.

“I still got in there and dominated. I can beat anyone, even on a bad day like today, I still done it,” Pimblett told ESPN post-fight at UFC London. I know on any given day I can beat anyone.

Even if you only have a passing interest in MMA, you will likely have seen Paddy Pimblett's post-fight comments from Saturday night.

He has continued to do this sort of thing, and doesn’t look likely to stop. At the end of the day, nobody is perfect. We are all good and bad, and Pimblett is no different. Did being shared to an audience of hundreds of thousands impact his mental health? Pimblett made horrific comments towards a young man, who was clearly just doing his job, and encouraged a pile-on that unsurprisingly followed. Hypocrisy is everywhere on social media, but this is one of the most egregious examples in recent memory.

Paddy Pimblett made it three for three inside the UFC Octagon on Saturday night. The proud scouser submitted Jordan Leavitt in the second round of their ...

‘The Carpenter’ is 40 years old and in the twilight of his career but is still capable of bringing the fight. Diakiese is best known for his flashy striking but has recently shown massive evolutions to his grappling game. Here, Express Sport counts down the three next best fight options for ‘The Baddy’. Both men are on the come-up and are currently undefeated as UFC fighters. Paddy Pimblett made it three for three inside the UFC Octagon on Saturday night. His opponent, Leavitt, got the better of the opener, outmuscling the Liverpudlian in grappling exchanges.

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