Paddy Pimblett opens up about nearly withdrawing from UFC 304 over mental health

[@skysports]

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[@bjojosimpson]

Yes, but I am going to watch videos of Ilia Topuria instead.

[@brokenkayfabe]

How much did he charge to interview him?

[@topperharley54]

Nah I'm good I'm not a wetwipe

[@antpatto7524]

Paddy by submission 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@nritchie7207]

Freaking relax with this

[@francescocotone4959]

One day fighters and coaches will realise people who suffer from depression should not be weight cutting, weight cutting itself is mental torture, imagine how amplified that is for someone who has struggled with mental health!

[@Vicstheone]

facts. especially the extreme weight cuts they do. Paddy, in this interview looks gaunt and tired

[@GagzoD82]

Paddy has extreme weight cuts because he stuffs 10 burgers down his gob in a single sitting inbetween fights. He doesn't help himself balooning up in weight, so nobody should be crying about his mental health

[@thegrinderman1090]

@@GagzoD82 Have you considered that behaving like that can itself stem from mental health issues? It's all linked.

[@TheConfusedTaco]

​@GagzoD82 it's been studied that people who go through starvation commonly develop eating disorders for the rest of their life

[@DixonButts-69]

Simple solution, fight at your normal weight 😂

[@Aaronnn90]

Paddy’s a legend . Absolute grafter , honest full of heart and a great entertainer . Much love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@Spzncer]

Very Skibidi

[@BarbaraRay-m4r]

He sucks.

[@derockmcn]

Good luck paddy Saturday night

[@iwearLingerie]

He hasn't done anything to be treated as a legend, however, I could imagine the liverpool fans treating him as one, since he's the best fighter that's ever came out of liverpool.

[@altairch.4273]

@@BarbaraRay-m4r i personally dont think 21 wins and 3 losses means someone sucks at their sport but if u have another opinion that's alright

[@francoisnel5253]

Men suicide rates are way too high with society missing it completely, glad when I see men speak about about mental health

[@Gogeta2501]

Hope goes down they deserve happiness and love and wealth

[@LancashireLad1975]

Fancy writing horrible things on a pic of his wife & baby girls. Some sick sad people about.

[@Tdaawg]

They’re all children, what do you expect

[@bluenose7984]

Trolls will be trolls! As long as their identity remains unknown, we will get trolls...

[@jkjkISHIM]

@@bluenose7984Facts

[@ChangeBegins9661]

He likes to get involved in politics and stuff but doesn't like it when the same people he trolls have a troll back. He needs to grow a backbone and accept that he's a public figure and take what comes with it. If you can't take a few words then stay off social media, simples

[@PaxBritannica34563]

@@ChangeBegins9661 Are you honestly trying to justify going after another mans innocent wife and children just to get back at him? You're pathetic.

[@TheMMAFella]

Paddy is misunderstood. He's a good fighter and a sound fella. This is how people who are from where he is from are like. People don't get it

[@ChangeBegins9661]

He gives it out but can't accept criticism. It is true that that's what people are like here he's from but if you're a public figure and words are painful for him he should stay off it

[@leedscity6881]

He is a donut, with victims mentality like the rest of the scouser 😂

[@teddiemack8071]

Paddy's a bit of a troll to be honest. Not everyone from Liverpool is like that.

[@jol284]

Neh mate paddy's mouth as brought the hatred...the english hate paddy outside of Liverpool

[@Cosmix-Conspiracy]

Wrong paddy is hilarious and genuine guy and im not from Liverpool ​@@jol284

[@rewind12354]

I hope he wins he’s a good lad.

[@Chilidolff44]

Paddy looks like he's putting a brave face on, you can see through that, he looks deflated emotionally. Weight cutting definitely won't help, and then binge eating straight after a fight is just adding more fuel to the fire! Depression is hard to deal with and sometimes no matter how many self help books you read and positive thinking clips you watch on KZbin it just won't help. Talking about it the way man, cheers paddy for talking about your struggles. I hope things look up for you in the future, and a win wouldn't go a miss either. Good luck paddy 🙏🏻👊🏼💪🥊

[@BlairParker88]

He's stoned to the bone

[@Hice_T]

Mental health is no joke if you're struggling please talk to someone.

[@Veritas289]

Well said, I really struggled after my second tour of Afghanistan, my wife got me to therapy, it's the best thing I have ever done and I hope that other people will reach out and talk, it helps, it really does

[@Kevin-tw4uw]

I think the idea of just talk to somebody is wrong the emphasis needs to be on being heard and listened to alot of men do reach out are met with nothing. I know I personally struggle alot with nobody to talk to and no access to professional help so I do talk but nobody listens

[@colin6673]

​@@Kevin-tw4uwExactly. "JuSt tAlK aBoUt iT" Can be dangerous advice.

[@gyulavarga3209]

Lets go Paddy Im from Hungary we have meet before in NEXT GEN I took some private lessons from you and you are such a nice guy you are what you showing in the Camera you dont play characters like some of the other fighters never give up you are in such a graet posetion in your life you are young have a beautifule family you have money and fame also never give up we all go trough this just without fame or having a good financel setuation at least you have those and there will be hatters anyway even if you would work in a factory nothing would be different there would be peopple who are negative and have hate on you at least you are able to take care of Your family and becoming somebody unlike the people who hate on you that are nobodys so never give up and enjoy life enjoy what you earn because you deserve it you earnd the right to deserve your hard work Love you from Hungary Budapest we are with you !!!!

[@thomassmith6638]

Love that 💪

[@Atleysprogram]

paddys got my respect now forever. well done lad. mental health is a huge issue. all the best with the fight. one line from here i loved "if you talk, you can fight another day" good on ya paddy. nailed it

[@jurgensreds]

Paddy goodluck brother and well done for raising awareness. No other fighters mention Mens Mental health but you do. All the best paddy and bring on Saturday❤

[@gruunt4064]

are you kidding, alzl we hear about is raising awareness about mental health, everyone knows what mental health is so what is it we need to know, Tyson Fury doesn't stop telling his story, people with real mental health issues don't tell you about it, if you have mental health issues you wouldn't be training every day, eating the right food, you would struggle to get out of bed, you aren't on TV calling people out

[@jurgensreds]

⁠​⁠@@gruunt4064Grunt, i agree about Tyson, he does mention it aswell. What is it we need to know about Mental Health?? You totally missing the point, Men feel like they cannot open up and talk about there problems, I’m literally the same but the more we get it off our chests the better it feels. People dont have to be bed bound to have a mental disorder, its the loudest out going people who have issues too & other fighters/ celebrities don’t do enough for me with the platform some have🤯Its literally free to post a story or post to let people know who they can contact when they feel low.

[@bammo1988]

Paddy nearly had him in tears. He does do a lot of good stuff for charity even tho he can be a bit annoying.

[@chiganuggoo9929]

People mistake 'a bit annoying' with someone being 'overly confident'. He's a good Lad.

[@naxxs]

I mean its all show

[@Thejbinz]

How is he annoying? You sure its not jealousy or you being a sheep and hopping on the hate bandwagon?

[@bammo1988]

@@Thejbinz baaaa

[@oxsila]

@@chiganuggoo9929 He needs to stop with the delusional stuff though. Expecting fight of the night for one of the most boring fights in history.... stuff like that. Then people will stop calling him annoying

[@oneiyyar]

People underestimate how hard having a newborn baby is, especially when you have twins and are training for the biggest shift of your life

[@Nautilus1972]

Good for paddy, able to share. Those of us of a certain age had no one to turn to, not even our friends. Not our families.

[@MikeCho]

Paddy voicing info about his mental health is very brave . It can go sideways sometimes .

[@JuniorD1975]

Let’s get behind all our English and British fighters in that arena. It’s a stacked card from the prelims up. Give Paddy a big cheer. Be interesting to see how he steps up against his first ranked opponent. I think he will do well. Mental health issues like depression are horrible so let’s get behind the lad.

[@fedreccinnodante4799]

He's scouse!

[@kevins8386]

Like he did with the England team

[@hanba-t3f]

​@@kevins8386Majority of people from Liverpool don't follow the England national team, it's just a fact, same in Spain with people the majority of people from Barcelona

[@ItsJustRyan89]

He’s not English

[@jamierennie817]

Paddy - Wishing the best , good health and happiness to you and your beautiful family , congrats on the twins. Good people like Paddy are what makes the world go around the right way.🙏❤

[@leonctv]

Interviewer sounds a emotional man hahaha voice cracking all the time bless him

[@rhysperegrine5100]

You post videos of yourself pulling wheelies on a bike

[@MorgoYT]

@@rhysperegrine5100he didn’t lie though did he

[@rhysperegrine5100]

@@MorgoYT Neither did I. Wheelies

[@leonctv]

@@rhysperegrine5100 hhahaha thanks for the views buddy

[@mdncthetruth2556]

Lol he be choking up

[@paule6945]

What a great interviewer..........great content

[@craig1669]

Paddy- stay strong kidda!! Easy to say, hard to do. Just like getting in the octagon. You've helped a lot of people that doesn't get mentioned in the media. Youve inspired a generation of kids from liverpool that theres a way out of the streets. Hard work, dedication, heart. Theres a lot of people looking up to you, that must weigh heavy when your hearts in the right place. Good luck at the weekend and get home safe to you mrs and kids. Thats all that matters in life.

[@onlymc4727]

I suffer from Depression who takes after my old man who is an old school east Londoner ... I found it so hard to open up to people... But I'm so glad I did ... Otherwise I wouldn't be able to post this comment

[@milij8376]

He did the same thing when Italy beat England in the last euros. Turned a lot of English against him.

[@VR46314]

theres loads of mancs who dont support england too ...a lot of people dont because of the mutant england fanbase , media and racism

[@20undy10]

​@@VR46314spot on

[@No-Lie-I-Want-To-Die]

England weren't gonna win. Why was Harry Kane playing when he had a problem with his knee? Should've had a substitute earlier on.

[@SCarroll1973]

Fair play to you Paddy. We all need to speak for ourselves individually and collectively.

[@Georg3Nada]

Even if you lose Paddy don’t let it bring you down you’re still a more respectable bloke than any of your haters could dream to be

[@Adzdetailing]

I love Paddy the Baddy I want him to win but he just looks empty in the eyes hope he is ok

[@dagreatstoney.5869]

Definitely, he's got a kinda flat and distant look.

[@TaviMuteo]

I saw that :( Maybe its one day...

[@colin6673]

​@@dagreatstoney.5869It's called an extreme weight cut

[@swiftxrapid919]

that's because he cuts with a low carb diet been there done that high carb high sugar low fat is where its at.

[@ronarmitagejr8758]

Paddy is the real deal. He is going to kick Bobbys ace.

[@steven3038]

Lets go Paddy, excited to see you kick Bobby's ass. Depression is real, as a former soldier i know how tough it is to get through a mental battle. Best of luck Paddy !

[@MuayThaiManiacs-xq3wl]

Speaks openly and shouldn’t be put down for it all the uk should get behind paddy and help him spread the message mental health affects everyone no matter what walk of life

[@alastairs3727]

Best of luck to you Paddy and Molly, Leon, Tom, Christian and Arnold ! Clean sweep 🎉🎉🎉

[@lawngnome777]

paddy molly and leon lose

[@davidharrington7045]

That guy's hurting so much, I really hope he gets the help he deserves. Total respect to Paddy and how he performs what a guy 🙏👍

[@angryangryowls3958]

The differences that he talks about what most dudes bottle up

[@rickc-137sanchez3]

Paddy you are a focking legend, lad!

[@LeePellegrini]

what a guy - honest as they come. All the best paddy lad

[@Equator_Records]

Great interview. Great conversation, Respect Paddy x

[@embee.Stencil.Artist]

The trolls who jump on Paddy when he talks openly about mental health are the lowest of the low. He is one of the most decent people on the UFC roster and will surprise & silence people as he climbs the ranks to challenge for the title.

[@tadficuscactus]

Spain had more Europeans in it than England. I'm European not African, so I supported Spain.

[@paulmalekos]

Thank you Paddy. That really impacted me in a positive way lad. Love and blessings.

[@benten9785]

Paddys using his platform for all the right reasons, we salute you paddy and LETS FINISH BOBBY SATURDAY WOOOOOOOO

[@mixedmartialanarchist6469]

Sounds like he’s easily trolled online. Definitely don’t allow yourself to become emotional based on a comment made by an online troll.

[@allyjhughes]

Great interview. Fair play to you Paddy lad

[@craigrushworth1744]

Dont listen to the haters paddy lad, you're a top lad and pretty good in the cage, youll smash bobby green

[@michaelcox4639]

Been following paddy since 2015 really is a nice lad win or lose I’ll still get behind him.

[@nonono7585]

Come on pad 💪🏼🙏❤️stay strong brother like you are x

[@proofcore]

This video is damage control. He knows he is "Scouse not English" and that's fine, that's how he feels, but he forgot that the people who root for him aren't just from his neck of the woods. He also realized that he's on cards with other "Englishmen". That's why he has started saying "my fellow Englishmen". He was happy Spain won because he doesn't like the England football team and that's generally where "Scouse not English" stems from, mainly sport. Yes, it also has a deeper meaning, but do you think people like Paddy know all about that? No, not really.

[@Rose_19911]

don't you mean "scouse not english"

[@proofcore]

@@Rose_19911 yeah? My point being, he's changing his mind, doing damage control.

[@jameslewis2701]

Amazing interview Paddy thank you 🙏🏼

[@paulbowman1762]

PADDY'S A GOOD LAD SO GET BEHIND HIM 👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@lawngnome777]

hes a whiny little sausage, remember when he lost 3 of 4? look at his competition, bums

[@adamkennedy7297]

Like he got behind England? It's ironic you've got an England flag when he hates England 😂😂😂

[@paulbowman1762]

@@adamkennedy7297 GO AND LOOK AT THE VIDEO AND THEN YOU WILL GET THE FACTS RIGHT MATE ? HE WAS HAVING A LAUGH WITH HIS MATES OVER A BET ? UP THE SPAIN 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@davidtindall6495]

Paddy for the win come on lad 👍

[@samsherwood2836]

Pull the other one. Too little too late Paddy. The world has your number. Let's go Green. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Bloth1337]

PADDY!!!! I always been on your side baddy boy! You’re a real man! LFGO ON Saturday night brother! Love from Sweden!

[@danabrahams7892]

Know very little about this bloke, except he is successful, this mental health campaign shows the mark of the man in my opinion - brilliant stuff and the fact that some have slagged him off for it is disgusting

[@TrevsOutdoorsandWellbeing]

Full respect to Paddy flipping heck he had the interviewer chocked up You can’t change what people think of you But you can change what you think about yourself peace ✌️

[@shanleander6009]

So much love for Paddy❤

[@marksteps1712]

win, lose or draw i think you're brilliant, love ya @PaddyTheBaddyUFC mate, stay strong

[@tombarton710]

He bet against England and he cheered when we lost? That’s unforgivable

[@2xRainb0w]

Nah based 😂

[@teamcabling1775]

He also filmed himself screaming like a child and humiliating people at the pub!

[@2xRainb0w]

@@teamcabling1775 they’re his friends, toughen up

[@andybarnes8407]

Sweet,good man,Respect to you & a huge good luck Sunday morning.........you will smash it bro 🇬🇧💥💯 🇬🇧

[@john-bu6su]

Your boys uploaded the video

[@Smellytunerbox]

Can't stop crying 😢 😭 💔 what a man 👏 ❤❤❤

[@irishroy1]

Good on you Paddy! It takes a man to admit you have hard times mentally. Jealousy makes them nasty....keep going the way you are💪🙏👍

[@mattd6200]

"Every fight is a traumatic experience." - UFC fighter

[@MrMando]

Paddys weight cuts are insane, He really needs to watch that because its not good for you at all

[@Thingmie]

You've never cut weight... it's really not that bad

[@phiIip488]

@@UnlikelyReplyit’s just calories in calories out

[@Thingmie]

@@UnlikelyReply 3 Stone is literally nothing, comes off easy af

[@MrMando]

@@Thingmie 🤣🤣 derp

[@Raughwe]

Granted, I'm not in the game nor a medical doctor. But I think a man's little heart must have continuity. Huge cuts or gains are going to make a man's little engine befuddled. It's like the heart and the organs have an intelligence all their own. And that should be respected a bit more, imho. Maintain an even strain. Not just just athletics, but academics, grief, love and any pursuit.

[@kylebulldog2115]

Amazing interview

[@markecho6567]

Paddy respect bro made me cry ❤

[@Markle_B]

When Paddy gets knocked out I am going to cheer like Paddy did against England. I understand he had a bet on it but he shouldn’t have posted it on his stories 🖕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@rapman2526]

Shut up ye wool he's gunna smoke Bobby u gunna be gutted haha

[@Markle_B]

@@rapman2526 yo pipe down chubbby chipmunk face 😂

[@UpcomingBoxing]

Goodluck Paddy, wishing you the best.

[@jodyjames5722]

It may take a bit bud,take care of yourself you have a good heart son:)

[@MathiasKarjalainen]

Excited to see this fight! Cheering 4 Paddy 💯

[@daveyeddie8176]

I'm rooting for all the English guys, Tom Aspinall looks unbeatable on paper😮, but I've got a nagging feeling regarding this fight with Curtis, he's very dangerous.

[@ponpadd157]

Bring the win home this Sunday paddy

[@coreyflint7218]

I don't mind paddy but he's talking crap about that bet 😂 he's a scouser hence why he's calling them wools for supporting England he just knows people have turned because he never wanted England to win nothing to do with a bet that's why his mates were winding him up clearly

[@daviddaniels478]

God bless you Paddy!!

[@andyalaw]

Paddy talks so much sense about mens mental health keep up the good work and good luck Saturday knock that sausage out

[@philiplewis7572]

Then look how he behaves and personally attacks others what about there mental health

[@sub40hz]

Paddy has been vocal of not liking the English, and said scousers aren’t English. That’s probably why people were pissed.

[@TheFinishedArticle]

Said he doesn’t like the football team not the English

[@ChangeBegins9661]

​@@TheFinishedArticlehe has said he's scouse not English before. He thinks Scouseland is a country 😂

[@sub40hz]

@@TheFinishedArticle he did say he disliked the English in one of his blogs around a year or so ago. I remember it as I never knew Liverpudlians disliked the English.

[@vitocorleone6023]

@sub40hz listen to his interview with tha mma guru he explains it on there but one of the main reasons he doesn't like England team is the England fans singing ''we all hate scousers'' and chants about Hillsborough aswell like sould of been more than 97 (if ye don't know about Hillsborough look into it) an the other reason he says scouse not English is the government neglected liverpool in the 80s hardly no one could work and they also talked bad about the people of the city and spread lies about liverpool fans at Hillsborough

[@vitocorleone6023]

@sub40hz there's a bit more to it aswell but just know scousers hate the English government not the English people

[@stephenmason1245]

Let's go Paddy!!! Wish you all the best for everything la!!!!

[@andrewlivingstone2774]

what a hero

[@davidsullivan03]

Need closed captioning for this interview

[@Dbdilly]

Some hero's in the comments section can be horrible. Paddy needs to take a page from Tom Aspinals book and get off social media.

[@thesignsareallaround]

Hes a good man paddy. But when bobby shuts him up i think this will be a huge factor for his mental health

[@Patriotx-gx4ce]

We are all affected by nonsense around us daily and sometimes we forget to look into us and discover that all the peace and power is given to us by Creator. Use it. It heals, simple breath exercise or just focus on it will help.

[@STSauto]

I liked paddy , i now bloody love the guy . Takes ALOT to open up as easily as he does ! The smile isnt their just now though , thats a worry

[@Shinryuken15]

Good journo, like his vibe

[@MIKE-TYTHON]

10:55 😂 “get bingo’d boi”

[@davidpollock4339]

Good luck Paddy!

[@ryannavickas2266]

Lets go The Baddy! Future UFC champ 👊

[@deadpaul4399]

Anyone who says they are stronger in the third round more than tye first are liars

[@leegregg2323]

Well said paddy

[@contoursean8382]

Fair play paddy

[@Realer_than_mostest97]

Rip Gilly❤️

[@steven-p2b]

Good Luck Paddy! hope you do it in Style ....

[@SuperMulletguy]

God bless ya Paddy.🙏🙏👊💥

[@kylebulldog2115]

Good guy, Paddy ❤

[@JZ-xu3vg]

The man has twins, i would be suspect if that didn't effect you mentally. get another woman around the house to cook clean, help with the newborns, its a load off.

[@MrJeff622]

👏👏👏

[@derekblackthorne]

*Padded Record Pimblett is a has-been that never will be.*

[@danielwilson1105]

"This program (Man Club) features distressing material (man talks about mental health)" ... ridiculous

[@Pierrelafayeedney]

Legend mate.

[@adamkennedy7297]

😂😂😂

[@HexFlex-ss9rm]

Respect 🎉❤❤

[@NikoMartin03333]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh Paddy the Baaaaaaaaady

[@joeyschmidt7546]

if i was a betting man i have paddy winning by a submission after some ground and pound possibly after a knock down or by decision. I want to see him win he needs a good win to make him feel better. seek jesus christ if you read this paddy he will help you always

[@PetrolPatrol]

Paddy thinks he's getting a bigger cheer than Tom and Leon? The man is so deluded.

[@susycavaleiro1265]

Well proud of you,lad 💖💖👍👍👏👏🥰🥰

[@oneshottscott7822]

Can anyone explain to me how another Englishman scouser or not wanted England to lose? There was scousers in that team so he’d rather see scousers lose as well? Or am I missing something