Only moments after he submitted Jordan Leavitt for his third UFC win, and finish, in as many tries, Paddy Pimblett walked to the center of the Octagon to speak to the delirious crowd that jammed London's O2 Arena, his heart pounding, his mind racing.
Two days earlier, his friend, Ricky, took his own life, and Pimblett just knew he had to do something.
"To be honest, everything blew up on on media after I said it, and my social media and stuff went absolutely bananas," said Pimblett, who on Saturday will face Jared Gordon in the co-main event of UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas."But it's the messages that I got off people saying, 'Oh, cause you said that, I've reached out to someone and spoke. I haven't— I haven't tried to commit suicide because of what you said.
Hearing a stranger say you helped save their life because of something you said has to be an incredible feeling, and it's what motivates Pimblett to keep going. The bully pulpit will get bigger for Pimblett as long as he keeps winning. He was elevated to the co-main event on Nov. 23, when the main event between then-light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka and former champion Glover Teixeira fell out because of an injury to Prochazka.
He's still developing as a fighter, though he dreams big as all stars should. He speaks of fighting ex-featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor one day in a bout he predicts will set a UFC record for PPV sales should it happen.
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