Paddy “The Baddie” Pimblett just beat Jordan Leavitt London at the UFC — his third straight UFC win — and he took the opportunity to share an important message. Immediately after the Octagon’s victory, Pimblitt revealed that his fight came a day after he lost a friend to suicide, and spoke out against the stigma that prevented men from seeking help.
“I woke up Friday morning at 4am to a message that a friend of my family had committed suicide,” he said. “It was five hours before my weigh-in. So Ricky, lad, this is for you…there’s a shame in this world that men can’t talk about. Listen, if you’re a man and you There is weight on your shoulders and you think the only way to fix it is suicide, please talk to someone. Talk to anyone…I know I’d rather my partner cry on my shoulder than go next week His funeral. So please, let’s get rid of this stigma, men, and start talking.” in and BT Sport, Pimblett reiterated his message, citing a sobering statistic that suicide is the biggest killer of men under 40 in the UK , and again urge men to seek help, if they need it, tell them to do so NOT
make them weak.
) “You are not weak, you are better than anyone Stronger one,” he said. “If you can go and talk to your partner and say lad, it affects me, you’re stronger than anyone and I don’t care what anyone says. People think bottling will make things better and I’ve been there. ..I end up talking to someone, and once you talk to someone, it’s like a weight on your shoulders.”
Philip Ellis is a freelance writer and journalist from the UK covering pop culture, relationships and LGBTQ+ issues. His work has appeared on GQ, Teen Vogue, Man Repeller and MTV.
