When Tom Aspinall and Paddy Pimblett explained why they don’t believe going hard in sparring is always necessary, especially at the highest level.
Tom: “When you’re at a high level, you don’t need that all the time. I know that I can have a hard fight if I need to. I don’t need to do it all the time in the gym…I have knocked a couple of guys out in the gym, I was horrified.”
Paddy: “In my gym, we’re like a family, you’re learning more. You’re trying things that you wouldn’t do in a fight and s**t like that.”
Do you think elite fighters should be going hard in sparring regularly, or is there more value in keeping it technical and controlled?
Via @AspinallMMA
💪Sean O’Malley is all in on Ilia Topuria vs Paddy Pimblett as TUF coaches, followed by the fight.
“Pay them whatever the f**k they want. Paddy, Ilia, The Ultimate Fighter, and a fight at the end of it.”
[VIA @SugaSeanMMA ]
Paddy Pimblett wants to bring The Ultimate Fighter back to its peak.
Paddy Pimblett vs. Ilia Topuria as opposing coaches.https://t.co/yOvwjuGp25
“Me and Ilia would bring the ratings back to The Ultimate Fighter.”
Considering how much tension already surrounds these two, that season could be absolute chaos.
There’s no reason for the UFC to not give us this fight. The winner of Ilia V Paddy to face the winner of Justin V Arman 🤷♂️
Ilia Vs Paddy can definitely headline a numbered event
Let’s get the LW division rolling
There’s no reason for the UFC to not give us this fight. The winner of Ilia V Paddy to face the winner of Justin V Arman 🤷♂️
Ilia Vs Paddy can definitely headline a numbered event
Let’s get the LW division rolling