Paddy Pimblett’s Controversial Rise to British UFC Superstar

Few MMA fighters in the UFC have reached the level of stardom as Paddy the Baddy Pimblett. The British - scouse UFC fighter came from Cage Warriors and entered the UFC with a lot of MMA fans behind him. During his time as a popular UFC lightweight, Paddy Pimblett has had 4 UFC fights, finishing his first 3 opponents in Luigi Venframini, Kazula Vargas, and Jordan Leavitt. But his hype and popularity came under fire after his controversial victory over Jared Gordon had many MMA fans turn away from his lack of humility. Now Paddy the Baddy Pimblett has been injured and out of professional mixed martial arts competition for several months, leaving UFC fans wondering how Patrick Pimblett will perform once he returns and faces elite UFC lightweights like Dustin Poirier, Islam Makhachev, Charles Oliveira, Michael Chandler, and Justin Gaethje.