UFC star Paddy Pimblett has launched a scathing attack on former Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold after he ditched Merseyside for Madrid this summer.
Pimblett is currently eyeing up a shot at the UFC lightweight title, after his third-round stoppage against Michael Chandler in April.
The win which was dubbed the most “significant of his career”, extended his impressive record to 23-3-0 and means he finds himself currently ranked No 8 at 155lbs.
'The Baddy' recently claimed he was looking out for a fight with Justin Gaethje in October, but he also now confirmed he would fight Logan Paul if there was a “s**t load” of money on the line.
Paddy Pimblett recently beat Michael Chandler at UFC 314
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Speaking to casino.org, he said: "I want to be a UFC champion; I'm not too bothered about the s**t away from all of that.
"If someone wants to pay me a s**t load of money to lay out Logan Paul, I'll do it.”
He continued by sending a stark warning to the influencer-turned-boxer: “I saw him mention he'd like to fight me in the UFC, but I don't think even the UFC would be stupid enough to sanction something like that, because they know he'd get seriously hurt.”
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Logan Paul, who has fought Floyd Mayweather, said he would like to fight Paddy Pimblett in the UFC
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Pimblett, a die-hard Liverpool fan, has not been quiet in his criticism of recently departed defender Alexander-Arnold.
The Liverpudlian admitted previously that he had booed the 26-year-old at Anfield after he announced his decision to leave.
In an interview with the BBC before Alexander-Arnold explained the decision, the UFC star claimed he had been “learning Spanish for 18 months”.
The 30-year-old was keen to remind everybody of his prediction - before branding Alexander-Arnold a 'piece of s**t'.
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"I told everyone, I told everyone when I did a BBC interview a few weeks ago that he's been learning Spanish for over 18 months, and I got proved right, didn't I?" he added.
"It's just a fact. He's a piece of s**t.
"His brother's also a piece of s**t, the whole family are pieces of s**t.”
Alexander-Arnold made his debut for Real Madrid last week in the Club World Cup after he moved to the Spanish giants prematurely to play in the tournament.
Away from the Anfield lights, Pimblett is yet to become UFC champion but he remains focused on the goal of providing for his new family with his wife, Laura Gregory, suggesting retirement in just four years.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold has played both games for Real Madrid in the Club World Cup so far
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He said: “My wife wants me to retire at 35, but that's only four and a half years away, so I can't see that happening.
"I don't want to be fighting until I'm in my early 40s. I just want to fight and give the kids the easiest future I can possibly give them.”
Gregory gave birth to twin daughters, Betsy and Margot, in April of last year.
"I don't want them to be wanting for anything. Whatever they need, I should be able to provide for them," he continued.
"We'll see what the rest of my career holds, but for now, it's all about them.
“When I was doing it for my wife, friends and guys at the gym, it was different, but now I'm doing it for my twin girls too, it does definitely change things."
Pimblett is yet to announce his next fight after his dominating victory against Chandler.
Whether Gaethje will fight Pimblett is yet to be seen, but it is expected he needs one more victory to get the elusive shot at the lightweight belt.
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