Paddy Pimblett has hit-back at claims that he had gone too far in a recent spar.
The UFC fighter and Denis Frimpong settled their feud on Saturday with a sparring session between the two rivals taking place at Manchester Top Team.
Footage of the spar was widely circulated on social media where Pimblett was seen to hold on to a rear naked choke despite his rival tapping out.
Paddy Pimblett pulled up to settle beef and wouldn’t let go of the choke 😳 pic.twitter.com/yhunrW5KXW
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) January 18, 2025
Pimblett, was criticised by the MMA community despite it emerging that the fighters had agreed to fighting with only knockouts and no tap outs were permitted.
Pimblett hit-back: “He agreed to no tapping beforehand. You [all are] bu**hurt idiots who don’t know what you’re talking about. Just pipe down, don’t talk when you don’t know the context. [It’s] not my fault he tapped like a 🐈 when he was saying he was going to KO me on the feet and got outstruck.”
Paddy Pimblett speaks out following the video that surfaced showing him sparring a rival and refusing to let go of the choke:
"He agreed to no tapping beforehand… don't talk when you don't know the context. Not my fault he tapped like a 🐈"#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/heePRFeKdG
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) January 19, 2025
Did Pimblett go too far? Let us know in the comments.
Lad said no tapping.he made rules tough.