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UFC 304: Paddy Pimblett, Molly McCann and the gym that made them - BBC Sport

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We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Please let us know if you agree to all of these cookies. Yes, I agree No, take me to settings Inside the gym building champions - and community "I've got some proper Halloween scars on this one." MMA fighter Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett points to the marks left by three operations on his foot. He's had another three on his hands. "My body is falling apart at 29 - but I've been fighting since I was 15," he says. "I just get on with it." The Next Generation Gym is where he gets on with it. Pimblett and Molly 'Meatball' McCann, 34, are the two highest-profile members of a tight-knit MMA fighting community at the renowned Liverpool gym. It is where both are preparing for fights in Manchester later this month; contests which could be significant to their careers after 18 months of turbulence, headlines and life changes. They are part of a wider, longer-term project though. Their training is led by head coaches Paul Rimmer and Ellis Hampso

By Nikki Culley Photographer and writer This article contains details of poor mental health and suicide. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised, BBC Action Line can provide contacts to find help. "I've got some proper Halloween scars on this one." MMA fighter Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett points to the marks left by three operations on his foot. He's had another three on his hands. "My body is falling apart at 29 - but I've been fighting since I was 15," he says. "I just get on with it." The Next Generation Gym is where he gets on with it. Pimblett and Molly 'Meatball' McCann, 34,

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