‘Chill out’ – Paddy Pimblett rival who was choked out in sparring session responds to viral incident
MMA fighter Denis Frimpong has responded to his viral encounter with UFC star Paddy Pimblett. A feud between both men was ignited when Frimpong took a swipe at the Liverpudlian, hitting out as his absence from the upcoming UFC London card in March. Pimblett is one of the UFC’s most popular fightersGetty And found himself in an online feud with Frimpong@menace_mma_2.0 on Instagram Both men ended up settling their online dispute in the most perfect way possible: by meeting in an MMA gym and having it out with one another. It wasn’t long before Frimpong, 30, gave up his back in the sparring session and Pimblett quickly finished it off. Things got heated when ‘The Baddy’ apparently refused to let go of Frimpong in a tight rear naked choke after Frimpong had conceded defeat and tapped out. It is understood the two had agreed beforehand there would be no taps from submissions, but it seems not everyone was aware and a brief push-and-shove match broke out next to the fighters once Pimblett had been dragged off his opponent. The altercation sparked a massive reaction on social media, and Frimpong has now broken his silence on the incident by defending the UFC star. “To everyone chatting s*** about Paddy Pimblett not letting the choke go, chill out,” Frimpong said. “It’s a f****** choke, I didn’t even go unconscious, and it was a straightener scrap. I went in fully expecting that if he caught a choke he was gonna try put me out. “Don’t chat s*** you don’t know.” One fan reacted to the post on X, saying: “Then why tap at all?” Frimpong jokingly replied: “Instinct and the fact my trachea was getting crushed.” Pimblett finished the sparring session by choking out Frimpong@ViolentMoneyTV on X ‘The Baddy’ last fought in the octagon in July last year at UFC Manchester Pimblett had travelled for the fight over to Manchester Top Team, where Frimpong trains. ‘The Mencace’, who holds a professional MMA record of 2-2, fights for OKTAGON MMA out of Dublin, Ireland. He had originally gone back and forth with Pimblett in response to the announcement of UFC London. “He won’t be fit for the Vegas event let alone the London one,” Frimpong said, and Pimblett didn’t take kindly to his comments. It has since been revealed that Pimblett will not be part of the highly anticipated card, which is headlined by Leon Edwards, who is fighting for the first time since dropping his UFC welterweight title to Belal Muhammad. Edwards is the No.1 ranked welterweight in the UFC, having defended the belt twice since winning it from Kamaru Usman in August 2022. Edwards is a former UFC champion and headlines UFC LondonGetty At UFC London on March 22, ‘Rocky’ takes on Australia’s Jack Della Maddalena, who is undefeated in the UFC with a professional MMA record of 17 wins and two defeats. Pimblett hasn’t fought since his first-round submission victory over Bobby Green at UFC Manchester in July – the same card Edwards dropped his title to Muhammad. ‘The Baddy’ has won all six of his bouts in the UFC, with significant wins also over the likes of Tony Ferguson and Jared Gordon.
MMA fighter Denis Frimpong has responded to his viral encounter with UFC star Paddy Pimblett.
A feud between both men was ignited when Frimpong took a swipe at the Liverpudlian, hitting out as his absence from the upcoming UFC London card in March.
Both men ended up settling their online dispute in the most perfect way possible: by meeting in an MMA gym and having it out with one another.
It wasn’t long before Frimpong, 30, gave up his back in the sparring session and Pimblett quickly finished it off.
Things got heated when ‘The Baddy’ apparently refused to let go of Frimpong in a tight rear naked choke after Frimpong had conceded defeat and tapped out.
It is understood the two had agreed beforehand there would be no taps from submissions, but it seems not everyone was aware and a brief push-and-shove match broke out next to the fighters once Pimblett had been dragged off his opponent.
The altercation sparked a massive reaction on social media, and Frimpong has now broken his silence on the incident by defending the UFC star.
“To everyone chatting s*** about Paddy Pimblett not letting the choke go, chill out,” Frimpong said.
“It’s a f****** choke, I didn’t even go unconscious, and it was a straightener scrap. I went in fully expecting that if he caught a choke he was gonna try put me out.
“Don’t chat s*** you don’t know.”
One fan reacted to the post on X, saying: “Then why tap at all?”
Frimpong jokingly replied: “Instinct and the fact my trachea was getting crushed.”
Pimblett had travelled for the fight over to Manchester Top Team, where Frimpong trains.
‘The Mencace’, who holds a professional MMA record of 2-2, fights for OKTAGON MMA out of Dublin, Ireland.
He had originally gone back and forth with Pimblett in response to the announcement of UFC London.
“He won’t be fit for the Vegas event let alone the London one,” Frimpong said, and Pimblett didn’t take kindly to his comments.
It has since been revealed that Pimblett will not be part of the highly anticipated card, which is headlined by Leon Edwards, who is fighting for the first time since dropping his UFC welterweight title to Belal Muhammad.
Edwards is the No.1 ranked welterweight in the UFC, having defended the belt twice since winning it from Kamaru Usman in August 2022.
At UFC London on March 22, ‘Rocky’ takes on Australia’s Jack Della Maddalena, who is undefeated in the UFC with a professional MMA record of 17 wins and two defeats.
Pimblett hasn’t fought since his first-round submission victory over Bobby Green at UFC Manchester in July – the same card Edwards dropped his title to Muhammad.
‘The Baddy’ has won all six of his bouts in the UFC, with significant wins also over the likes of Tony Ferguson and Jared Gordon.
