WATCH: Paddy Pimblett hilariously trolls Jordan Leavitt ahead of fight at UFC London ceremonial face-offs
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Paddy Pimblett and Jordan Leavitt during face offs
Paddy Pimblett and Jordan Leavitt have taken their rivalry to the next level. The two lightweight prospects have gone back-and-forth in the lead-up to their fight and Pimblett took his chance to troll his rival during the ceremonial face-offs, getting the London crowd hyped about the fight.
UFC London takes place at the O2 Arena this weekend and the fight night is headlined by a heavyweight contender bout between Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes. Despite a stunning fight in the main event, there is no doubt that the people’s main event of the night is the lightweight matchup between Paddy Pimblett and Jordan Leavitt.
Both the lightweight fighters have done a great job in promoting their fight. Most of the fans are looking forward to this fight as both the fighters look to settle their dispute inside the octagon. It is going to be a rough night for Jordan given the entire O2 Arena will be rooting for his opponent and fans who have watched the previous London event know that Paddy is an absolute star in the UK and the crowd is always behind him during the fight.
Paddy Pimblett swerves from shaking Jordan’s hands at the weigh in
The ceremonial weigh-ins were absolutely wild as the UK crowd was hyped up as they prove to be some of the best fight fans in the world. Every UK fighter had huge cheers from the crowd but Paddy lifted the energy of the building to another level with his personality. Pimblett was not kidding when he said he wanted to “out-weirdo” Leavitt in the lead-up to the fight.
As the two fighters head to the center stage, Paddy and Jordan stare down each other with a smile, and right when Paddy and Jordan went to shake hands ahead of their bout, Pimblett backed out and made a fool out of his opponent. Despite this being a little juvenile, the UK crowd absolutely loved the “sh*thousery” from Pimblett.
Pimblett believes 17,000 fans chanting his name in the O2 Arena will absolutely blow Jordan’s mind and he would have lost the fight before Paddy even lays his hands on him.
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