Not long out from the largest fight of his profession so far, Paddy Pimblett was caught smoking on camera.
In only a couple of days time at UFC 324, ‘The Baddy’ will compete in the largest fight of his profession so far when he takes on Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title.
When the fight was announced by UFC boss Dana White, it caused numerous controversy amongst the fanbase as the vast majority of fans consider neither fighter is deserving of a title shot.
And now just a couple of days out from the fight on Saturday night, Paddy Pimblett has found himself within the headlines after being caught smoking on camera.
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Fans defend Pimblett after he’s caught smoking on camera
Normally ahead of his fights, the most important talking point surrounding ‘The Baddy’ is his weight and the way much he has to chop because of his out of camp ill-discipline.
Nonetheless, this past Tuesday, the 31-year-old provided a serious update regarding his weight cut, claiming that he’s ‘absolutely flying’ ahead of Friday’s weigh-in.
This time around, though, one among the most important talking points surrounding Pimblett is the indisputable fact that he was caught smoking on camera.
Not long before traveling out to Las Vegas for fight week, ‘The Baddy’ welcomed fellow Brit Tom Aspinall to his gym to observe his final camp preparations.
And with Aspinall having filmed his experience for a video on his YouTube channel, his camera man caught the moment that Pimblett took a puff of what appeared to be a vape.
“Bro, why is Paddy vaping?” one fan asked when sharing the moment on social media.
“He’s a grown ass man, he can vape if he desires to vape,” one fan commented, defending the UFC star.
“Annnnnnnnnd my bets modified,” one other fan said.
“This guy is weird as f—, he’ll get smashed by Justin, Arman (Tsarukyan), Ilia (Topuria), any of them,” commented one other fan.
“Been hanging with (Carlos) Prates an excessive amount of,” claimed one other fan.
UFC welterweight Carlos Prates surprised the fanbase when he pulled out a pack of cigarettes following one among his fights, happening to confess that he smokes upwards of 10 cigarettes a day.
“On the twenty fourth, Paddy will likely be puffing smoke like this again,” one other fan said.
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Pimblett yet to display his cardio within the UFC
Up until this point, the controversial 31-year-old hasn’t had to indicate off his cardio contained in the Octagon as none of his fights have been contested over five rounds.
Nonetheless, in one among his only two fights that went to a call, Pimblett picked up a particularly controversial win over Jared Gordon, with a big majority of the fanbase adamant that he lost that fight.
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