Paddy Pimblett recently fulfilled every fighter's dream by actually getting the chance to beat up one of his online trolls.
UFC stars are often inundated with criticism and trolling online, but they rarely come out from behind their computer screens.
Pimblett got the chance to spar one of his Internet trolls and he made him quit
But, this was not the case for Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett who invited his troll down to spar him at the gym and to his surprise, he accepted.
"This kid's been on my posts for the past week or two, talking s***," Pimblett said in a video on his YouTube channel. "For the last few days he's been commenting back to people saying, 'I wasn't trolling,' but lad you was, what are you on about.
"So, he's half s*** himself already, but give him his due, he's got a set of cojones because he's got on the train this morning.
"I said to him, we'll do unlimited rounds and if you don't quit and you survive, I'll give you a monkey [£500], but obviously he's not going to survive."
After the 'troll' arrived he was interviewed by Pimblett's camera man and he admitted he was 'nervous' but he also joked: "I want [Paddy] to go hard, I need to go home humble."
"It's surreal for me," he continued. "I haven't been in a gym like this before, so it's pretty cool.
It was all smiles after the sparring, as Pimblett revealed that he now had 'respect' for his opponent
"I'll get my ass kicked and go home, get a few pictures with Paddy and it will all be good."
Throughout the actual sparring, Pimblett began by taking it very easy, barely a throwing a punch and when he did it was with very little venom.
As the rounds wore on, however, Pimblett started throwing some heavier shots in an effort to get his 'troll' to quit and it did not take long, as a kick to the elbow brought an end to the sparring session.
Afterwards, it seemed any bad blood between the two men had disappeared, as the pair embraced and Pimblett said, "I've got major respect for you turning up, lad."
Unfortunately, his opponent did not manage to survive long enough to earn the £500, but Pimblett did offer him £50 to go out for a meal in Liverpool.
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