Paddy Pimblett won a suspect decision at UFC 282, which raised a lot of controversies that are still going strong. The co-main event spot was supposed to be the Englishman’s moment to shine. However, what should have been a crowning moment for one of UFC’s top prospects became a PR nightmare. In what many called a razor-thin fight, the judges awarded Pimblett a unanimous 30-27 scorecard. Current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev also snuck in a cheeky dig at ‘The Baddy’ after the events on Saturday.

The consensus among the MMA community was that either Pimblett or Jared Gordon could have won via a split decision. Several pros and fans even scored the fight in Jared Gordon’s favor. Many of them openly criticized the decision right after it was announced.

Makhachev trolls Paddy Pimblett for UFC 282 win

During the media scrum in the lead-up to UFC 282, Paddy Pimblett faced questions about the upcoming title clash between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski. Pimblett said he expects it to be an absolute scrap. The 27-year-old added how he faced backlash for picking Oliveria against Makhachev for their bout at UFC 280.

He also mentioned Makhachev looked unbelievable in his total domination of the Brazilian. Following up on that statement, ‘The Baddy’ said he would have put up a better fight than Oliveira.

The lightweight champion responded to Pimblett‘s claim that he would have performed better than Oliveira with a jab about the controversial decision at UFC 282. In a deleted tweet, the Dagestani wrote, “If fight happens in Nevada, he has chances to beat me on the judges scorecards lol.”

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Makhachev’s comment amused many fans who gave their own response to the tweet in a Reddit thread.

Fans react to Makhachev trolling Pimblett

Under a Reddit thread with a screenshot of Makhachev’s deleted tweet, fans joined the champion in trolling the Scouser and the judging in Vegas.

One fan wrote, “A fight between those 2 never goes to the scorecards lol.”

Another joked saying, “if paddy doesnt tapp to islams choke in the first round. and just passes out. the fight can get to decision and paddy could win.”

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One fan called out Pimblett’s claim saying, “Paddy saying that he wouldve put up a better fight than Charles Motherf***in Oliveria Illuminado is delusional.”

One fan took a shot at the judges and wrote, “Islam will submit him of course but the judges will disqualify him for some reason.”

Similarly, another wrote, “He would get choked out and somehow pull a win due to DQ.”

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Another fan followed suit saying, “If Islam submits Paddy, the judges are gonna say it’s a draw lmao.”

One fan commented, “Las Vegas paddy needs to be a new mythical fighter that can’t lose a decision.”

What are your reactions to Makhachev’s comment? And how do you see a fight between Makhachev and Pimblett playing out? Let us know in the comments below.