Paddy Pimblett almost has second fight behind the scenes after beating Michael Chandler | UFC | Sport

Paddy Pimblett had to be pulled away from a backstage fight with Colby Covington after his huge UFC 314 win over Michael Chandler on Saturday night. The Liverpudlian recorded his biggest career win to date in Miami, out-grappling his rival before sealing a TKO verdict in the third round.

The referee ended the contest following repeated ground strikes from Pimblett. It signified a seventh straight win for the 30-year-old since signing with Dana White, and took his overall MMA record to 23-3. Afterwards, he used his post-fight interview to call out Brazilian fighting icon Charles Oliviera.

However, as Pimblett was issuing his challenge he was interrupted by Covington.’Chaos’ began shouting insults and caught the attention of his rival as he accused him of “fighting scrubs.”

‘The Baddy’ reacted by threatening to “slap” the American. He then lunged forward as security members struggled to pull both fighters away from each other.

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