How UFC star Paddy Pimblett got Ben Foster fined £150k after ignoring strict order

Former England and Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has revealed how he got fined because of UFC star Paddy Pimblett.

Back in the 21/22 season, Liverpool arrived at Watford’s Vicarage Road hoping to keep pace with Manchester City in the race for the Premier League title.

Back then, Foster was the goalkeeper for the Hornets as they fell to a 5-0 defeat against Jurgen Klopp’s rampant Reds.

On that day, UFC star Pimblett was in attendance and was kicked out by halftime.

Speaking recently on The Fozcast, Foster revealed how the incident happened.

He said: “We were chatting on Instagram. I got him four tickets for the game and they are Watford tickets at Watford, so he has to sit in the Watford end.

“So I said to Paddy ‘I can get you four tickets but mate you have got to keep it on the down low’. Don't go putting it on the internet, don't go causing a fuss, don't celebrate if Liverpool score.

“Bearing in mind at the time, Liverpool were top of the league popping, while we were struggling. [They] beat us 5-0, every goal went in and he's jumping around celebrating.”

Foster’s co-host, Tom Ochoa then added: “[There was a] goal after three minutes, I think it was [Sadio] Mane. Him [Pimblett] and his mates jump up - we are in the family and friends enclosure - goal goes in a couple of minutes later, [he jumps up again. Not going mental, but jumped up.

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“Steward comes over and says ‘We are going to have to ask you to leave, you'll get murdered if you stay in here doing that’.”

Ochoa continued: “Paddy then comes out the ground, got kicked out, and goes straight on Instagram: ‘Thanks Fozzy lad for the tickets, I love you, but Watford you're a c**p club’ and all this.”

At this point, Foster added: “I hope you get relegated, that's what he said.

“As soon as the match finishes, we have been pumped 5-0, I then look at my phone and there is a thousand messages —thousands of everything. I'm like ‘oh no, oh no’. Anyway, I got a week's fine for that, I got done a week's wages. Lovely. £150k you owe me, Paddy.”