So far, that has only rung true. Whether he is arm-in-arm with teammate and UFC flyweight knockout artist Molly McCann celebrating their victories or dancing through the crowd on his way to the Octagon, Pimblett is a consistently vibrant and magnetic presence.
That ascension to fame also comes with its hang-ups. Pimblett’s head coach at Next Generation MMA, Paul Rimmer, acknowledges the reception his pupil gets blows him away whether they are walking down the streets of Liverpool, New York City or San Diego. Everyone wants a piece of “The Baddy.” When it comes to Pimblett’s peers in the MMA world, everyone seems to have an opinion on his abilities or now-infamous post-fight eating adventures.
While that might seem like a grating experience, Pimblett hasn’t shown any signs of it so far. He has a podcast, an active YouTube channel and several sponsorship obligations all pulling at him, and he hasn’t batted an eyelid yet. On any given day, multiple camera crews float around Next Generation MMA’s gym, Pimblett himself is often wearing a microphone on any given day. To him, it’s all just “standard.”
He hasn’t even grown all too weary of the onslaught of media that flocks to him, particularly when a fight is booked. Although some if not most fighters get some levels of agitated around answering similar questions while training for a fight, Pimblett pushes back against the notion of media fatigue.