UFC 314 video: Paddy Pimblett, Colby Covington restrained in backstage altercation
UFC 314 almost had a bonus fight backstage at Kaseya Center in Miami.
Fresh off his win over Michael Chandler and doing post-fight broadcast partner interviews, Paddy Pimblett engaged in a screaming match with Colby Covington.
The altercation was caught on video by ESPN, during which both fighters threatened to slap the other. Covington called Pimblett a “bum,” and Pimblett returned by calling Covington “a maggot” and accusing him of putting on an act.
“He only does something when a camera is about,” Pimblett said on the post-fight show. “I seen him at Power Slap the other week and walked past him. I was staring at him and he looked at the floor like this. Now, he knows there is a camera about. He walked past, so I just said to him, ‘I’ll go and slap you, but you’ll go and ring the police like you did with (Jorge) Masvidal you little grass (snitch).
“… Anyway, he ain’t sh*t. He pays supermodels to stand with him, the f*cking bum. He’s a nobody. He’s on a three-fight losing streak. He’s irrelevant. He’s trying to use me now to stay relevant because he’s a nobody. He’s a bum. I’ll beat Colby Covington for the laugh but I’ve got bigger fish to fry than that little mushroom.”
Covington has yet to comment publicly on the altercation.
Check out video of the altercation below:
It got heated backstage between Colby Covington and Paddy Pimblett at #UFC314 pic.twitter.com/4ag6DQ1uEK
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 13, 2025
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