UFC chief Dana White has leapt to the defence of Paddy Pimblett, branding fans commenting abusive messages on his Instagram as "creeps".
The UFC boss recently appeared on Pimblett's podcast, and has a close relationship with the Brit who is fast becoming one of the promotion's biggest rising stars. However, the Scouse fighter upset fans during a disaster fight week for his last bout at UFC 282, and barely managed to sneak a decision victory against Jared Gordon in a difficult outing.
However, White has stayed a fan on Pimblett's and felt the need to interject on a recent post from the fighter, in which the pair were discussing an injury to former light-heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka. White appeared to stop himself mid-sentence when claiming that the UFC would pay for fighters' medical bills who are injured in camp, leading to fans mocking him in the comments.
