Ahead of his next fight, Paddy Pimblett has been talking, although not about his opponent. In an interview with MMAGuru (the less said about him, the better), the UFC 324 headliner took aim at Dan Hooker, his ability and after the New Zealander responded, it got ugly, quickly.
Paddy Pimblett Takes Aim at The Hangman
Whilst discussing his upcoming matchup, Pimblett compared his opponent, Justin Gaethje, to Hooker. The Liverpudlian criticised Hooker’s grappling skills in an abhorrent way, saying, “Dan Hooker couldn’t grapple a f*cking rapist off his ma.”
Of course, Hooker took umbrage with the comment, resurfacing a video from UFC Baku, where Pimblett showed Hooker respect.