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Paddy the Baddy sends 'finally' message to Liverpool FC's Mo Salah

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NewsLiverpool NewsLiverpool FCThe UFC fighter remained in high spirits despite Liverpool being held to a draw against ChelseaPaddy Pimblett has shared a special moment in his personal life as he met one of his favourite Liverpool players today. He captioned the picture of him and Salah: "Finally got to meet the legend that is Mo Salah, a real Liverpool FC legend thank you for the memories and for taking time for the picture today."The special moment comes as Mo Salah was out of the squad due to an injury he had suffered against Crystal Palace last month.



One comment said: "That is quality Paddy" and another said "King and Baddy." The post has been liked by over 15,000 people.In November 2025, Paddy was thrilled to meet another Liverpool legend at Anfield, as he spent time with former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard. A post was shared to Instagram by the fighter, posing alongside Gerrard.He captioned the post "Finally got to meet Mr Liverpool, one of our own and Huyton's finest, Steven Gerrard.

The post was liked by Gerrard's eldest daughter Lilly, Wayne Rooney, Jack McMullen, Neco Williams and James-Nelson Joyce.In his own career, Paddy Pimblett shared a statement online after he suffered defeat against Justin Gaethje in his bid to claim the UFC interim lightweight championship this year. The fight was won by a unanimous decision as the judges scored 48-47 49-46 49-46 in Gaethje's favour.He said: "It's still in my destiny to win that gold!" Sharing some photos from the fight, the 31-year-old star said: "Hope everyone enjoyed my fight just as much as I did, want to thank everyone that came to support and everyone watching at home."He informed his followers he is "all good" after the fight and has no injuries.