England’s Paddy Pimblett may have yet to throw a single punch in the Octagon, but he’s more than happy to trade insults with the UFC’s elite. He’s turned his attention to Khabib Nurmagomedov, labelling the Dagestani wrestler, widely considered to be one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time, the “Karen of MMA”.
Speaking with Submission Radio, Pimblett blasted Khabib for his conduct on Mike Tyson’s Hotboxin’ podcast. “He’s (Khabib Nurmagomedov) become the Karen of the MMA scene, ain’t he?
New Kid Paddy Pimblett Blasts “Karen of MMA” Khabib
See him on the podcast with Mike Tyson the other day? He’s going, ‘Can you put this fast food away and this weed?’ No, lad, it’s his (Tyson’s) podcast. he’ll do what he wants. Shut up. You’ve been invited on as a guest, lad, do as you’re told, you divvy.“
Pimblett didn’t stop there, either. He also blasted Nurmagomedov’s army of online fans. According to Paddy “The Baddy”, Khabib’s fans on social media will attack anyone who criticizes their dear leader en masse. He even said Khabib’s fans are worse than those of Nurmagomedov’s arch-nemesis, Irishman Conor McGregor. If Paddy thought Khabib’s fans had it out for him before, surely they’ll be livid now.
Yeah, it’s just an opinion, lad. The way that I explained it is, opinions are like arseholes — everyone’s got one. So, you’ve just got to get on with it, haven’t ye?
Like, the Khabib fans online are worse than the Conor fans now. It’s embarrassing. You can’t say a bad word about him. I said that he’s not the GOAT, but said that he is the 155 GOAT, and people took no notice of that just, ‘Oh, you said he’s not the GOAT, this and that’.
I started getting called a Muslim hater because I said he wasn’t the greatest of all time. And he’s not. I don’t care what anyone says, he’s not the GOAT. You’ve got to have longevity in this sport to be the GOAT, and he hasn’t had longevity.
He had three title defenses. Jon Jones has had what, 12?” Paddy Pimblett is one of the UFC’s most exciting prospects, a former Cage Warriors champion with a penchant for flying triangles and lethal submissions. Whether he has the ability to stand up with the UFC’s best and brightest is another story.
Pimblett is set to make his UFC debut on the undercard for Brunson vs Till this Saturday night. Do you agree that Khabib is the Karen of MMA? Let us know in the comments.
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