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The British Patrick “Paddy” Pimblett competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts sport with hardly any rules during the fight.
It is a demanding discipline that mixes boxing, wrestling, taekwondo, judo with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu movements, kickboxing and Muay Thai.
An extreme and tough sport.
That is why the request of this professional wrestler from 27 years who, after winning a fight over the weekend, addressed all men after dedicating the victory to a close friend who took his own life.
“I received a message on Friday at 4 in the morning. One of my friends, Ricky, committed suicide in my hometown, in Liverpool. The stigma that men can’t talk…”, he said emotionally at the end of the fight.
Pimblett urged the men not to suffer in silence and to worry about their mental health in a direct message and inspiring.
“Listen, if you are a man and you have too much on you… And if you think that the only way you can solve this is by committing suicide, please: talk to someone”. The star continued: “Talk to anyone. People will help you.”
The reaction of the live viewers revealed the impact his speech had at that very moment.
“I would rather see my friend crying on my shoulder than have to go to his funeral next week“, he exclaimed . “Let’s get rid of the stigma. Men need to start talking,” he added.
The wrestler left the octagon in tears after his emotional speech.
Pimblett explained that, after hearing the news, he had to stay strong and go to the fight “not only for him but for his friends and for Ricky’s family, who are suffering at home more than me”.
“I had to focus on the fight. I had to block out my emotions. When I received the news on Friday I was crying”, she said.
“I wondered why I was preparing for a fight and the reason is that I did it so I could get here and send this message,” he said in a interview with BT Sports.
“Women can speak and men don’t because they think they will appear weak. But no, you are stronger than anyone if you are able to go to your friend and tell him how you feel.”
He also said that there was a time in his career when the things went wrong. He had broken his hand and thought of “doing something drastic”.
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It was a very moving speech that clearly resonated with those watching the fight from home.
“The interview with Paddy Pimblett after his fight over the weekend could only have helped to raise awareness of how important it is for people to open up and talk if they have a problem with something, and it was a reminder, a again, that it’s okay to talk,” Pete White, an expert on mental health problems, told the local newspaper Yorkshire Evening Post.
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