UFC lightweight Jordan Leavitt will be facing a massive disadvantage when he faces Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett on home soil this weekend. Despite this, at the pre-fight media day, he promised to he’ll finish the fight early, “twerk”, and go home.
“Finish the fight, twerk, go home. We’re hyping this fight up, but not in the right way. It’s a little homoerotic, if that’s alright to say. We have similar vibes, similar charisma.”
Jordan Leavitt Promises To “Finish The Fight, Twerk, Go Home”
It’s safe to say that Paddy Pimblett disagrees, with the Liverpudlian star promising at the same event to take Leavitt’s head with him. Jordan Leavitt, predictably, disagrees.
“I say a lot of silly things, and I said that and it sort of got all out of control. It fits me, it fits my message, and I’ve talked about twerking a lot in the past few months — more than I ever thought I would — so that’s kind of cool.
If you separate all of the flash from this fight, it’s not very interesting at all. I don’t follow him on social media and I didn’t really know anything about Paddy since his debut, so I don’t think I’ll be starstruck.
I don’t see him as a star. He’s just a guy who is [2-0] in the UFC, a guy who has fought guys with losing records in the UFC. I’m just trying to separate the fight from the flash, and on paper, I’m not too interested in this matchup.
I fought a grappler in my last fight, and those tend to lead to boring fights, and I’m not going to make the mistakes his other opponents have made — if I take him down, I’m not going to let him up, if I hurt him, I’m not going to turn off the pressure. He’s not the most accurate striker, he has one real knockout, he’s a regional champ, and I’ve done all of those things before.”
Leavitt underlined that he’s largely unimpressed with Paddy Pimblett’s UFC record thus far. “I’m not impressed with a lot of things. I’ve sparred with champions, I’ve sparred with contenders, and I’ve seen everything. I’ve sparred over 20 rounds a week for 10 years, I’ve never been dropped by anyone my size, I’ve never been hurt in any of my fights, and the only time I’ve been cut was by a headbutt.
We’ve done a lot of the same things, me and Paddy, but I’ve done it without taking any damage. No one knows about my chin because I don’t get hit. He’s a good fighter, I really like him, and I think he’s really entertaining. I’m kind of a fan now with his interviews, but it’s just work.”
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