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“No One Wants to See You Fight Anymore”: Paddy Pimblett’s New Latest Update on His Octagon Return Irks Fans the Wrong Way

Published 07/29/2023, 11:21 AM EDT

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Some of the decisions made by the UFC judges have left the fans throwing their arms up in the air. There are times when a bout between two fighters gets so close that it becomes difficult to predict the winner. One such match took place between Paddy Pimblett and Jared Gordon at UFC 282. The bout was a highly close affair, and it ended in a unanimous decision victory favoring Pimblett. Whenever a fight goes to a decision, there are chances for some fans to feel that the decision was biased. However, after the judges’ scores for ‘Baddy’ and ‘Flash’ were announced, the majority of the fans were highly disturbed as they believed that the British Fighter did not deserve to win.

Even now, the fans call out Pimblett for his weak performance against Gordon. The majority strongly feel that it was Gordon who dominated the entire fight. At the moment, Pimblett has announced through his social media handle that he is planning to return to the UFC octagon before the year’s end. However, ‘Baddy’s announcement didn’t receive the response he expected, as the fans were still angry at him.

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Paddy Pimblett took to social media to let his followers know about his future plans. The 28-year-old wrote, “Another hard weeks graft in the bag, hopefully be able to get back in the octagon before the years out what yas reckon people?

Pimblett also posted a few pictures of him in the middle of training, where he looked in great shape. The bout between the British Fighter and Gordon took place on December 10, 2022. ‘Baddy’ has not fought since, and unfortunately, fans are hardly excited to see him return to the UFC octagon.

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Fans throw hateful comments to ‘Baddy’ after his announcement

One of the fans bluntly stated that Pimblett has lost all the fans after his disappointing performance against Gordon. Another fan commented that the UFC crowd once cheered him, but now they have lost faith in him and do not care about his return. A fan even went on to ask how he handles his loss against ‘Flash’.

  • “Sadly no one wants to see you fight anymore”
  • “Really have let the fans down, we wanted to see you fight and win but now we don’t know who you are”
  • “Do you have any regrets on how you handled the loss to Jared?”

A fan questioned Pimblett’s decision to return to the octagon by the end of the year. According to him, Paddy Pimblett has to return soon to prove his haters wrong. While another fan motivated ‘Baddy’ to earn back the fans he lost after his last fight.

  • “Why wait till the end of the year? You got a
  • lot to prove!”
  • “Earn the fans back Paddy”

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A fan warned Pimblett to get stronger, as there are many strong fighters in the lightweight division who can easily finish him. On the other hand, a fan claimed that the fighter stood no chance against strong opponents.

  • “You need to get stronger buddy. Just looking at you I can see that your upper body strength is lacking. Your serious opponents will annihilate you if you dont start gaining strength and muscle.”
  • “Fight a trash can and you have a chance”

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From the reactions of the fans, it is clear that they are not excited about the return of Pimblett to the UFC octagon. However, there are a few fans who believe that he will be able to win them back with his future fights. What are your thoughts on Paddy Pimblett fighting by the end of the year? Let us know in the comments below.

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