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Even MMA (Mixed Martial Art) champion Paddy Pimblett feared for his life on Saturday night at the Stade de France. A Liverpool supporter, he confided in our colleagues at RMC.
A chilling testimony of one of the strongest men in the world. Paddy Pimblett, champion of MMA (Mixed Martial Art), confided in our colleagues from RMC. A Liverpool supporter, he attended the Champions League final between Real Madrid and his favorite club on Saturday evening at the Stade de France. He describes what he calls “fear of his life”.
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machetes and iron bars
It was after the match that the most serious incidents occurred, he explains. “When we left the stadium, there were groups of 30 characters running around (…) large packs,” he explains. “Some had weapons, machetes, knives, iron bars, bats…”, he adds. Paddy Pimblett details the rogue method. “People were put on the ground, their watches and their belongings were stolen (…) they grabbed them, pulled them towards them and cut the strap to snatch the bag and run”. The main location of the trap was a bridge that had to be crossed and on which supporters were beaten and robbed.
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Even more disturbing, Paddy Pimblett evokes the passivity of the police near the buses of the supporters yet attacked by thugs, “they continued their way along the road passing by as if nothing had happened”. “I will never go back to this stadium again”, he concludes and even if he returns to Paris it will only be to stay in the city center.
“I have never been so scared in my life as leaving the Stade de France on Saturday”
UFC fighter Paddy Pimblett, who came to the SDF as a Liverpool fan recounts the incidents. He sums it all up in one sentence: “at least in a cage it’s one against one”. pic.twitter.com/E3jF5qAWl8
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