Fans are worried about Paddy Pimblett prior to the greatest fight of his MMA career.
'The Baddy' will be against Michael Chandler on Saturday night in the UFC 314 Co-Main event.
In the structure, Paddy Pimblett participated in a joint interview with the man with whom he will be confronted in Miami this weekend.
The lightweight duo squeezed each other by pushing their hands to the camera into bizarre images that some fans made, because the Englishman's knuckles seemed to be poorly swollen.
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Fans respond to Paddy Pimblett's knuckles
Paddy Pimblett puts his knuckles on the chin of Luigi Vendramini to score a KO victory in his UFC debut from 2021.
Now he is 6-0 in the most important promotion of MMA and days away from a monumental fight on UFC 314.
However, a viral video of his right hand has caused a huge reaction of disturbed MMA fans.
“Paddy's hands are grotesque. They look super inflamed,” said a fan. While another asked: “WTF is wrong with Paddy's hand?
“F— me, Paddy's Knuckles,” someone else noticed.
“Paddy who shows that he has a slight injury,” noted another X user.
“Paddy's injects PEDs directly into those knuckles,” a fifth fan joked.
“Chandler s – are kecks,” this fan wrote.
Paddy Pimblett warns ref about 'Dirty' Michael Chandler
Various Van Chandler's former rivals, including Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira, have reprimanded the UFC star for unethical actions in the Octagon.
In his most recent outing against Oliveira on UFC 309, Chandler seemed to land a whole series of punches to the back of the head of the former lightweight champion, which should have been noticed by the referee.
Pimblett wants to ensure that a similar incident does not happen to him. During his UFC 314 Media Day -press conference, Pimblett begged for an experienced referee to look at dirty tactics of Chandler in their upcoming fight.
Paddy Pimblett begs his #UFC314 referee to look forward to cheating “Dirty Bastard” Michael Chandler.
“I hope I have a good referee with (Marc) Goddard of (Jason) Herzog.” pic.twitter.com/l3qyqcd0yk
– MMA Junkie (@mmajunkie) April 9, 2025
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“He is the nicest man in the world outside the cage, and when he comes in there, he is a dirty B – – right?” Said Pimblett. “But I always say that if you don't cheat, you don't try it. So I understand what he is trying to do, he wants to win, and that's the most important thing when it comes to this game.
'But I will probably mention the referee in the back, [to watch] If he goes to grab my gloves or put me in the eyes, things like that. The latter against Charles when he hit him nine times in the back of the head or something …
'I hope that is not my referee, I hope I have a good referee with [Marc] Goddard or [Jason] Herzog. Someone who is not consistently hit in the back of the head … he is a very dirty man. “