The 26-year-old Liverpoolian joined UFC after a successful stint at Cage Warriors, where he won the featherweight championship.
Georgians heavily criticized ‘The Baddy’ after he wrote a tweet that was considered offensive by many as he trash-talked UFC fighter Guram Kutateladze. The tweet has since been deleted, but it read:
UFC Women’s Featherweight Liana Jojua, from Georgia, criticized Paddy Pimblett for his inappropriate comments over her motherland.
Paddy Pimblett defended himself from the allegations, claiming that he was unaware of the violent history that the two former Soviet republics share in common.
The Russo-Georgian is a complicated political, cultural, ethnic, and geographical conflict that has had several developments over the last hundreds of years.
The most modern struggle was an armed dispute in 2008 that involved the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and lasted only 12 days.
Paddy Pimblett apologizes to the people of Georgia
After the intense backlash from Georgians on social media, Paddy Pimblett came forward to issue apologies for his comments regarding the country situated in the Caucasus.
Liana Jojua recognized Pimblett’s efforts to make peace and decided to forgive him for his improper comments on Georgia.
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