It’s cornrows in the cage for Paddy Pimblett moving forward: ‘They’re sound’

Through the years, Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett has constructed up an odd cult of wig-wearing followers, all primarily based on his Liverpool ketwig shag. However what’s going to occur to all of them now that Paddy has switched his struggle evening coiffure to cornrows?

Pimblett had a tricky activity forward of him at UFC 296: defeat former interim light-weight champion Tony Ferguson, a person who as soon as dominated over the 155 pound division with ferocious violence. “The Baddy” got here in leaving nothing to probability: quite than depart his ridiculous mane of hair free, he had it completed in cornrows. He’d go on to win the fight 30-27, and whereas the hair change wasn’t key to his success, Paddy insists it helped.

“At any time when I used to play Battle Night time or the UFC sport or something like that, I’d all the time put cornrows on my character,” Pimblett stated on the post-fight press convention. “However the motive I’ve completed it was as a result of I’m sick of getting hit with little punches and left hooks and stuff like that and folks be like ‘Oh, he’s rocked! He’s rocked!’ Like, nah, my hair simply moved. I’m not rocked in any respect.’”

“So I feel it was a bit little bit of a tactical one as nicely as a result of additionally my hair goes in my eyes, lad. And I’ve obtained to raise my chin up and I feel I’ve completed a bit little bit of a greater job conserving my chin down tonight with the cornrows. So … I do know I could appear to be White Boy Rick, however they’re sound.”

Was this a one time factor? Will the Scouser’s basic look return? Or is it cornrows perpetually for Pimblett?

“Yeah, it’s gonna keep now, I’m gonna need to preserve it as a result of me hair doesn’t get in me eyes,” he declared. “When it will get in me eyes, it’s irritating, I’ll be trustworthy.”

With this win over Tony Ferguson, Pimblett strikes to 5-0 within the UFC and 21-3 over his MMA profession. “El Cucuy” is one of the best scalp Paddy has claimed but. Will he face somebody within the light-weight high 15 subsequent? “The Baddy” refused to name out any names, and will probably be attention-grabbing to see what UFC matchmakers take into account for his or her UK star.