UFC commentator and former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping believes the promotion’s rising star needs to pull his head in. Bisping recently took to his Believe You Me podcast to offer some advice to Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett, who Bisping believes needs to “humble himself”.
“I think what Paddy needs to do is just humble himself a little bit. Stop with this ‘I’m the new cash cow’ sh*t. When I asked him who would he want to fight next, ‘I don’t need to say anyone’s name because I am the man. I’m the boy, I’m the cash cow.’ And you’re yet to fight someone ranked. When you’re dominating people, it’s all well and good. When you’re scraping by a victory, it doesn’t have the same effect, and it starts to rub people off the wrong way.”
Bisping: Paddy The Baddy Needs to “Humble Himself”
Bisping pointed out that Pimblett’s division, lightweight, is stacked with major names for the sport. The likes of Dustin Poirier and Islam Makhachev are massive stars at lightweight, which also features the sport’s biggest name, Conor McGregor.
“Nobody in the top 10, certainly in the top five, needs Paddy to give them a rub. Dustin Poirier, Islam Makhachev, Charles Oliveira, these are household names in mixed martial arts. They don’t need Paddy to say their name to get a few Instagram followers. The whole ‘pay me for interviews’ thing, I think that left a bad taste in people’s mouths. Again, I’m not hating. I’m just being honest in what I saw.”
Bisping was closer to a heel than a hero in his day, and offered Pimblett some advice from that perspective. Specifically, that while Pimblett might not have the resume of some of the lightweight division’s elite names, another spectacular win like his first three will put Pimblett back on the path to superstardom.
“The sport forgives fast and quickly. All he’s got to do is go out there, beat someone, and that’s it. It’s all forgotten about. Go out there, smoke someone, be cool and be funny, and all the rest of it and everyone forgets. This sport is about what have you done for me lately. You’re only as good as your last fight.
Look at me. I made so many mistakes. I was hated. We wouldn’t have a podcast now if I was still hated.” Do you think Bisping is right about the Baddy? Let us know in the comments.
