UFC 282 will have many stars in attendance, even the AEW World champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman.
MJF has been embroiled in a social media feud with the UFC’s Paddy Pimblett who is set to fight in his first co-main event against Jared Gordon.
The beef started when Pimblett, nicknamed “The Baddy,” commented on an MJF interview video clip on Instagram.
In that clip, MJF talked about how dangerous professional wrestling is, calling it even riskier than MMA. Though pro wrestling is obviously pre-determined, the punishment to athletes’ bodies is very real, while MMA is a legit, mixed-rules fight.
Pimblett, and several other MMA fighters such as former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, commented on the Instagram video. Pimblett called MJF a clown, with some expletives mixed in, and MJF went back at him with insults.
“I’m sick and tired of people talking about pro wrestling as if it’s some f—ing stunt show,” MJF, 26, told ESPN. “The fact of the matter is Paddy ‘The Prima Donna’ Pimblett would not last two seconds in a professional wrestling ring with me. Maybe not even one.”
Pimblett is 3-0 in the UFC with three finishes and has a massive fan base with over 2 million followers on Instagram. MJF just won the AEW title last Saturday night, beating Jon Moxley at the Full Gear pay-per-view.
MJF, who is from Long Island, New York, said he could confront Pimblett in Las Vegas next month, but “is Paddy the Baddy even worth my time?”
If not, MJF said Pimblett should meet him next year when AEW goes to London. Pimblett is a Liverpool, England, native.
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