Standing in the Octagon in that now-familiar, slouched posture, Paddy Pimblett was sporting the colours of his beloved Liverpool FC. Unfortunately for the Scouser, he did not share their champion status, and the red he wore was a blotchy, bloody splash across his face.
“He won't be physically the same after this fight,” Pimblett had vowed of opponent Justin Gaethje. “I will be exactly the same.” But after this interim UFC title fight in Las Vegas, it was Gaethje saying: “Well, look at your face motherf*****.”
