Paddy Pimblett Reacts to Backstage Confrontation with Colby Covington at UFC 314

It got heated backstage between Colby Covington and Paddy Pimblett at #UFC314 \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com/4ag6DQ1uEK

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 13, 2025After earning the biggest win of his career to date, Paddy Pimblett found himself in a confrontation with an outspoken critic from another weight class.

As Pimblett was conducting an interview backstage at the Kaseya Center in Miami, he was approached by UFC welterweight Colby Covington, who blasted the Englishman’s level of competition in the Octagon.

“You’re fighting scrubs,” Covington said in a video captured by ESPN. “Guys who are 2-6. You’re a bum. You beat guys who are 2-6, remember that. Remember that, you’re a scrub. ... You’re a…