The main card for UFC 304 began with a bang and took the excitement to the next level as Paddy Pimblett defeated King Green via an impressive triangle choke within the very first round. Despite being the toughest bout of his career, Pimblett seemed to walk through Green with a lot of ease, as soon as he took the fight to the ground.
But it was the post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier, that won over the fight fans’ hearts. He gave a shout-out to a young cancer victim, named Jones. The young fan liked to call himself ‘The Baddy’ and Pimblett didn’t back down from letting the world cheer for the young hero. But what did the MMA pros have to say about Pimblett’s victory? Let’s find out.
Paddy Pimblett wins over the fighting world by dedicating his win to a cancer victim
Needless to say, the fight greatly impressed the fighting community. Soon after the bout, professionals took to social media and expressed their amazement at the Britisher’s TKO win over Green. Josh Thomson flared out on X and claimed that Green was down for about 10 seconds. He blamed the referee for not stopping the fight earlier.
He was asleep for a good 10 seconds. GEEZUS! What was the ref f@cking watching
— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) July 28, 2024
Renato Moicano surprisingly linked Pimblett with the light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, with his tweet.
CHAMA
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) July 28, 2024
Henry Cejudo apparently did not expect the fight to end this way. He was pretty quick to give the credit to Pimblett.
Wow! I was not expecting it to go down like that! Props to Paddy can’t take away anything from him on that one! #UFC304
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 28, 2024
Aljamain Sterling was not oblivious of the mistake that Green committed that let his opponent take control.
Damn. That was impressive! One mistake is all it takes. #UFC304
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 28, 2024
Even ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler was impressed with the performance.
Ohhhh paddy the baddy… #ufc304
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) July 28, 2024
Gilbert Burns was absolutely amazed at the triangle choke and commended ‘The Baddy’ for the impressive execution.
Let’s go @PaddyTheBaddy is a bad man! Wow amazing triangle! #ufc304
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 28, 2024
Kevin Holland decided to take a hilarious and sarcastic point and called Pimblett a ‘bad man’.
Paddy a bad man
— Kevin Holland (@Trailblaze2top) July 28, 2024
What are your thoughts on the fight between ‘The Baddy’ and ‘King’ Bobby Green? Drop down to the comments below and let us know what you think.
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