Paddy Pimblett says some of the responses he has received on social media for urging men to open up about their mental health has been 'disgusting' before his fight against Bobby Green at UFC 304 in Manchester on Saturday.
Paddy Pimblett says some of the responses he has received on social media for urging men to open up about their mental health has been "disgusting".
"Other people have been quoting saying 'no wonder men don't talk when the responses are like this'.The reaction to his comments then was mostly positive, with Pimblett revealing numerous people had reached out to him to confide over social media. Pimblett added that with therapy, plus the support from his family and close friends, he was able to turn his training camp around.
The 31-year-old is set to defend his title in the co-main event at the Co-op Live arena, on a card which is headlined between the welterweight title bout between British champion Leon Edwards and American Belal Muhammad."To anybody who's going through any kind of... feeling overwhelmed in life or anxious, I would seriously recommend doing what I did and deleting the social media apps," he added.
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