UFC star Paddy Pimblett challenges Mark Zuckerberg to MMA showdown Instagram: Paddy Pimblett \/ Wikimedia CommonsAfter defeating Rodrigo Vargas at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall, Paddy Pimblett challenged Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to a fight, calling him a bully and claiming he\u2019d \u201cpunch his head in\u201d. Paddy Pimblett is one of the biggest rising stars in UFC. Not only does he boast an impressive 18-3 professional record, but he\u2019s also got the gift of the gab and is an impressive entertainer and performer to boot. Ever since he burst onto the scene back in September 2021, he\u2019s been trying to entice Jake Paul to fight him. He also called out Logan Paul and boxing legend Mike Tyson, although he\u2019s particularly keen on Jake. However, after making quick work of Rodrigo Vargas at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall on March 19, he\u2019s set his sights on a new target \u2014 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, for allegedly shutting his Instagram account down. In the post-fight interview with Michael Bisping, Pimblett revealed what he plans to do next, saying: \u201cI\u2019ll probably rest and get a little bit fat. I did my LCL a few weeks ago, but I still got in here and subbed the man quick.\u201d However, when he does jump back into the octagon, he wants to lay the smackdown on Mark Zuckerberg. \u201cWho do I want to fight? Mark Zuckerberg! Lad, I\u2019m going to punch your head in. I\u2019m sick of you!\u201d \u201cI\u2019m sick of you shutting my Instagram account down when all I do is help charities and help people with mental health problems,\u201d he added. \u201cYou\u2019re the biggest bully in the world!\u201d At the time of writing, Paddy\u2019s Instagram account is currently up with more than 250,000 followers, but that won\u2019t stop the platform from taking it down again. The relevant part of the video begins at 1:57. The London crowd applauded him over the call-out, suggesting it\u2019s something they\u2019d love to see. However, the chances of it happening are, well, slim to put it lightly. On the other hand, if Pimblett\u2019s meteoric rise in popularity keeps on growing, he could be on a collision course with Jake Paul or Logan Paul, which could earn him a massive paycheque \u2014 if they\u2019re willing to bite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UFC star Paddy Pimblett challenges Mark Zuckerberg to MMA showdown Instagram: Paddy Pimblett \/ Wikimedia CommonsAfter defeating Rodrigo Vargas at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall, Paddy Pimblett challenged Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to a fight, calling him a bully and claiming he\u2019d \u201cpunch his head in\u201d. Paddy Pimblett is one of the biggest rising […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}