Millionaire NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal Was Ignored for 4 Months by UFC Fighter Who Had Less Than 900K Followers on Instagram: “I’d Left Big Shaq Unread for Four Months”
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Jul 10, 2022 | 12:58 AM EDT
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 09: Shaquille O’Neal attends the WBC heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder at T-Mobile Arena on October 09, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 09: Shaquille O’Neal attends the WBC heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder at T-Mobile Arena on October 09, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 09: Shaquille O’Neal attends the WBC heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder at T-Mobile Arena on October 09, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 09: Shaquille O’Neal attends the WBC heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder at T-Mobile Arena on October 09, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
UFC fighter Paddy Pimblett has made quite a lot of noise after his debut in the UFC. He not only had a perfect start, but he has also created a lot of excitement among the masses. This includes NBA legend, Shaquille O’Neal.
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It turns out UFC’s rising prospect had left the NBA star’s message unread for months. As reported by ‘Talksport’, The Baddy received messages from many famous people after he won his UFC debut through a T/KO. O’Neal was one of the people who reached out.
Pimblett said (h/t Talksport), “The other day I actually went in my message requests and changed my requests to top requests and I had some mad people in there. Like Big Shaq [Shaquille O’Neal].”
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“I’d left Big Shaq unread for four months, I felt terrible! Lweis Capaldi, all basketballers and that YouTuber, know what I mean? I had a message off Logan Paul.”
Paul reportedly approached Pimblett with a business opportunity. However, The Baddy turned it down.
“So when I went through my requests I was like ‘wow, what’s going on here!’ People have said to me ‘what’s it like being a celebrity’ and I’m no celebrity. I’m just Paddy, lad.”
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The former Cage Warriors champion already has another upcoming fight against Jordan Leavitt inside O2 Arena in London, England, on July 23.
Shaquille O’Neal and the UFC
While O’Neal is an NBA legend, he is quite a famous name among UFC fans too. In fact, he had even given credit to MMA for his success in NBA. As per ‘ESPN‘, practicing basketball wasn’t enough for him. But when he started training in MMA, he achieved his best shape. This was back in 2000.
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In addition to this, O’Neal even talked about his favorite UFC fighter. He loves Nate Diaz’s style because of how similar it is to his. O’Neal loves Diaz’s laid-back attitude and his realness.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 07: Nate Diaz speaks to the media during the UFC 202 – Press Conference at TMobile Arena on July 7, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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