Paddy Pimblett needs Leon Edwards inflicted additional harm on Colby Covington after the American’s vile feedback of their press convention.
The Baddy overcame UFC legend Tony Ferguson on the undercard of the undisputed welterweight championship conflict. While Pimblett, 28, is thought for making some reducing feedback of his personal, he was disgusted when Covington mocked the dying of Edwards’ father.
The welterweight champion, who retained his title by securing a unanimous determination victory over the Donald Trump fanatic, was solely 13 years outdated when his father was shot and killed at a London nightclub. While Covington was fully outclassed by Edwards, Pimblett admitted he needs there was additional punishment within the Octagon for the UFC villain.
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After he prolonged his personal MMA file to 21 wins and three losses, Pimblett mentioned: “You don’t speak about people’s dead relatives. People have mentioned stuff that I have tweeted before, but I have never mentioned anyone dying.
“In Liverpool, we use the term ‘terrorise’ very loosely. If someone is like: ‘ah your mum is fat,’ someone would be like: ‘ah, you’ve been terrorised there’. It’s never anything to do with anything like that, even though people love to put words in my mouth.
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“I’ve never, ever, mentioned someone’s dead relative. If someone mentioned anything about my Nanna or Grandma, I’d kick them in the face. So, obviously I understand Leon throwing a bottle at him. I wish Leon could have snapped his jaw so he would have had to get it wired shut for saying something like that.”
Edwards struggled to carry again the tears in his victory speech within the Octagon. While many UFC rivalries typically finish with a respectful embrace or hug, Covington walked away from Edwards instantly after the Brit’s hand was raised.
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“This guy used my dad’s death as entertainment,” an emotional Edwards mentioned after the combat. “He used my dad’s murder as entertainment, and it took a lot for me to calm down, stay focused and come win this fight. I spoke to my coaches, I spoke to my mum and I kind of shut it all down.”
He added: “After the press conference I went backstage and I was crying just from the rage. You can’t use my dad’s death as entertainment, and that’s what he did. To this day it still breaks my heart that he got murdered. He said my dad should burn in hell.” At the top of his speech, Edwards mentioned: “He’s a great competitor, but he’s a dirty human being.”