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Paddy Pimblett is creating waves in the world of MMA right now. The 26-year-old recently made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Till. He secured a first-round knockout win against Luigi Ventramini in a lightweight bout.
Following the win, Pimblett's Instagram saw a huge amount of traffic. The British fighter's following on the social media app grew from 28,000 to 200,000 in one night.
This is Pimblett's second Instagram account as his first was suspended by the company. 'The Baddy' recently made an appearance on the The Pat McAfee show where he was asked whether he wanted his old Instagram back. In response to this query, the 26-year-old said:
"Now, I've three times the amount of followers on this account...I'll leave them to it, the lizards," said Paddy Pimblett.
You can watch the full interview of Paddy Pimblett below:
Pimblett had previously given an interview to MMA journalist Megan Olivi where he called out Instagram, asking them to give him his old account back. He made clear he was not calling out any fighters for his next match.
You can listen to a clip of Megan Olivi's interview with Paddy Pimblett below:
Paddy Pimblett reveals why his Instagram account was suspended
Paddy Pimblett recently gave an interview to Middle Easy. He revealed that his first Instagram account was suspended after he had a back-and-forth conversation with another Instagram user:
"Someone on me Instagram was giving me grief. Saying stuff to me. He's from Wales, he was from Bristol and he was a Manchester City fan. So I told him to go and support his local team. And he started trying to give me s*** back and forth so I put him on my story and gave him some stick. He must have reported me like a little b***h."
Catch Paddy Pimblett's full interview with MiddleEasy below:
The 26-year-old also posted about the issue through his Twitter account:
