AEW World Champion MJF will reportedly be in attendance at UFC 282.
MJF previously traded shots with UFC fighter Paddy Pimblett on social media; he called Paddy a "dollar store Connor McGregor" and claimed that he wouldn't last two seconds in a wrestling ring. Pimblett responded and told MJF to meet him when AEW travels to England in 2023. MJF later elaborated on his comments and stated that he's more than game to knock Pimblett out.
In a tweet on December 9, Marc Raimondi of ESPN reported that MJF will be at the UFC 282 pay-per-view in Las Vegas following his heated exchange with Paddy Pimblett. MJF then seemingly confirmed the news in a tweet of his own, in which he told Pimblett that he'd see him in Vegas.
See you in Vegas Paddy.
— Maxwell Jacob Friedman (@The_MJF) December 9, 2022
Pimblett will fight Jared Gordon at the event, and with a win, he would continue his undefeated streak in the UFC.
MJF is scheduled to defend the AEW World Championship against Ricky Starks on the December 14 episode of AEW Dynamite. Check out the card here.
Matt Hardy recently stated that he thinks MJF will be the face of AEW for a long time to come. More information is available here.
