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‘The new king’s here’, Paddy Pimblett reacts to winning first UFC fight (video)

After a long wait, and much hype, former Cage Warriors champion Paddy Pimblett made his debut last night at UFC Vegas 36. There the scouser beat Luigi Vendramini by KO to take his overall record to 17-3.

After the fight Pimblett shared his elation at the night’s events with the gathered media. “This is my destiny,” he said (ht MMA Fighting).

“I showed everyone that I can come through adversity as well, because he did catch me with a nice left hook,” Pimblett continued. “I need to stop letting people punch me in the face.