“Six weeks ago I was not there mentally”

Bobby King and Paddy Pimblett. Photo via YouTube

Paddy Pimblett is one of the biggest stars at the show in Manchester this Saturday.

He is still undefeated and all eyes are on him, there is a lot of pressure on him when he enters the cage during the Co-op Live.

“At the beginning of this camp, I’ll be honest with you, with two babies, I wasn’t mentally in my best shape six weeks ago,” Pimblett told the UFC. “It ended up being one of the best camps I’ve ever had, you know what I mean.”

Pimblett told SkySports the fight was almost cancelled.

“About five or six weeks ago my coach was thinking about taking me out. Mentally I just wasn’t there,” Pimblett said.

Paddy Pimblett Swears He’ll Be Knocked Out

The Liverpudlian will face Booby Green, who is known as one of the most unorthodox fighters in the promotion. The fight will take place on the main card and is one of the most anticipated fights of UFC 304.

“Bobby talks a lot of shit. He’s an ego maniac. He talks about me being arrogant, and he’s one of the most arrogant fighters I’ve ever seen in my life,” Pimblett said. “I’m going to fucking punch him in the chin, he’s going down. I’m going to show everybody that he’s a fake Tupac. With all his fake chains.”

The highlight of the match in Manchester is a welterweight title fight, with reigning champion Leon “Rocky” Edwards taking on his top-ranked challenger Belal “Remember the Name” Muhammad.

Check out the full fight schedule and start times here!

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