22 hours Ago By Kyle Dimond
‘The Baddy’ has been a somewhat controversial star for several years, even before he was in the UFC.Whilst he may have shared a friendly exchange with Ilia Topuria in London, Paddy Pimblett is certainly no stranger to drama.Pimblett’s also had to overcome some significant adversity in his career with fights not always going his way despite his undefeated run in the UFC.
The scouse star returns at UFC 314 on April 12 where a win over Michael Chandler could propel Pimblett into the lightweight title picture with a seventh consecutive victory inside the Octagon.Long before he made his name in the UFC, the Brit came out on top in a controversial title fight that fans still claim was a robbery with the champ suffering from some stomach issues in the immediate aftermath.READ MORE: Dustin Poirier retirement fight theory floated by UFC legend following recent nickname changeTitle fight: Paddy Pimblett (@PatrickPimblett) vs.
Julian Erosa (@juicyj_erosa) on Nov 12th at #CWunplugged pic.twitter.com/slnzFwnQCa— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) October 21, 2016 Paddy Pimblett controversially beat Julian Erosa at Cage Warriors: UnpluggedPaddy Pimblett’s rise to become one of the most talked about fighters outside of the UFC truly began when he knocked out Johnny Frachey at Cage Warriors 78 to win the featherweight title in 2016.
His first title defense came just two months later behind closed doors at the BT Studio in London for Cage Warriors: Unplugged on November 12.The challenger was Julian Erosa, a 17-3 American who had previously competed on The Ultimate Fighter season 22 as a part of Urijah Faber’s team.His first stint inside the Octagon ended in March of 2016 following a knockout loss to Teruto Ishihara at UFC 196 but after back-to-back wins, he earned a big opportunity in Europe.
Pimblett and Erosa fought for five rounds where ‘Juicy J’ clearly got the better of the striking exchanges and despite the champ securing some takedowns, he wasn’t able to produce much damage as a result.All three judges scored the fight in favor of Pimblett whilst the three media cards via MMA Decisions had the challenger coming out on top.After MMA Fighting looked back at the fight in 2022, 81% of 442 total voters said that the result was a robbery and that Erosa clearly deserved the win.
Erosa would return to the Octagon in 2018 following a win on Dana White’s Contender Series and he now has 15 UFC bouts under his belt with his next outing coming on the same night that Pimblett faces Chandler, UFC 314 on April 12.READ MORE: Josh Emmett sent snot flying as he viciously KO’d rival to win battle of the UFC bogeymenOne of the worst decisions I've ever seen. https://t.
co/upG1klgCm7— Andy Stevenson (@andyste123) November 12, 2016 Paddy Pimblett threw up inside the cage immediately after beating Julian ErosaThe drama didn’t end with the scorecards as during Pimblett’s post-fight interview, he was forced to take a break from what he was saying to keel over and throw up inside the cage.Given the color of the liquid, many believed that the defending champion had thrown up blood which didn’t create the best image after he was controversially declared the winner.Pimblett later revealed that it was a mix of hot chocolate and Ferrero Roche that he’d consumed before the fight after going through a difficult weight cut to make 145-pounds.
‘The Baddy’ fought one more time at featherweight where he lost his title to Nad Narimani before making the decision to move up a weight class..
