Sean O'Malley and other UFC fighters with unusual hairstyles
MMA fighters, including those in the UFC, are often unusual in many ways. They either have peculiar personalities or express their individuality via other means.
The days of true absurdities like Kimo Leopold are gone. Still, fighters do what they can to separate themselves from the rest of the UFC roster. At times, it is Israel Adesanya performing a dance routine at his entrance for an upcoming matchup.
In other cases, fighters use post-fight interviews or post-fight press conferences to express their odd views on certain topics or their passion for pastimes often considered strange.
The most visible means by which fighters express themselves, though, is their hair. Sean O'Malley is perhaps the fighter most well-known for his unusual and distinct hairstyles.
However, there are others who have adopted hairstyles that are just as unusual, if not just a shade less strange than what O'Malley typically has. This list looks at 5 UFC fighters who have worn and continue to wear unusual hairstyles.
#5 Paddy Pimblett
Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett is the UFC's latest sensation. He's an exciting lightweight fighter with a high percentage of finishes. Although he possesses natural knockout power, Pimblett is not a striker by trade.
He does not move his head off the center-line when throwing punches, nor does he tuck his chin to mitigate the impact of his opponent's blows. Instead, his main skill-set is his grappling. He is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt with a killer instinct as he is always creating openings for submissions and searching for them.
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However, it is his personality and unusual hairstyle that have captured the imagination of fight fans around the world. Pimblett is a flamboyant character dripping with charisma.
His hair, a bowl cut he has maintained for as long as most fans can remember, is often likened to the hairstyles worn by the Beatles, which led to a surge in the hairstyle's popularity during the 1960s.
In recent years, the bowl cut has become a subject of ridicule, causing Pimblett to garner a significant amount of attention, and not always complimentary.