It seems there's a heated controversy brewing in the world of MMA journalism! The Liverpudlian found himself in a scuffle with the Ariel Helwani, accusing him of being biased. The two have been engaged in a back-and-forth on this matter, with both parties refusing to back down. Let's dive deeper into this ongoing controversy.
"Paddy Pimblett embroiled in controversy again after contentious win over Jared Gordon, drawing backlash from the MMA community.
Ariel Helwani escalates beef by exposing Paddy Pimblett's voice notes. Pimblett addresses issue, clearing the air with Helwani.
Paddy Pimblett addresses Ariel Helwani's shared voice notes in recent SevereMMA interview.
“I’ve got all of that[too]. I’ve got lot on me phone… The voice notes [are] the funniest, because it said I’m coming to see him.”, said Pimblett.
Pimblett quickly clarified, “I don’t say on those voice notes that I’m coming on the MMA Hour. I say, ‘What are you doing? Do you want to meet up?’ Because at that time, I actually considered Ariel a friend. But obviously I was never a friend to him.”
Paddy said, “He wanted me to cancel paid ways to come and do the interview with him for free. So I don’t understand how people think he’s right.” The 28-year-old further continued, “He wanted me to lose money, just to get him views.”