Paddy Pimblett insists there’s nothing abnormal about his post-fight weight gain.
‘The Baddy’ is notorious for gorging on junk food and ballooning up in weight when he’s out of camp.
Paddy Pimblett tipped the scales at 156lbs before beating Michael Chandler at UFC 314 in April.
A week later, the lightweight contender stunned fans by revealing his current weight was 198lbs.
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Paddy Pimblett shuts down weight concern
Paddy Pimblett hosted a private yacht party in Miami to celebrate the biggest win of his career in style.
After that, the 30-year-old indulged in some of his favorite foods as he enjoyed some well-deserved downtime in Dubai.
Naturally, he’s heavier than usual, but Pimblett insists he’s not a million miles from where he needs to be.
Pimblett recently revealed that the bulk of his weight gain came during the 24 hours between him making weight and fighting at UFC 314.
“It’s funny, innit? It’s mad. People think I put like 30lbs or like 40lbs on,” Pimblett said when asked about fan reaction to his post-fight weight gain.
“My face goes a bit chubby. I weigh in at 156, and yet people are like, ‘Oh, he’s put 40lb on.’
“I haven’t, because I walk in the cage the next day like 185lbs.
“So, I put like 10, 15lbs on from what I actually walk in the cage.
“I used to do some stupid stuff when I was younger, but in the last two fights, I’ve done everything proper. I do it perfectly.
“I always see comments on YouTube, ‘Oh, he’s going to struggle to make weight soon’.
“My last weight cut was the easiest I’ve ever done.”
Paddy Pimblett calls out Justin Gaethje
Paddy Pimblett is potentially just one more big win away from a lightweight title shot.
The Englishman believes beating former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje will put him in line to face the winner of Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira, which will see a new 155lb king crowned at UFC 317 on June 28.
“I know for a fact that if I beat Gaethje, I’m next in line,” Pimblett added.
“It could be (next for me), yeah. It’s just whether he says yes or not, isn’t it? He’d be fighting down the rankings again.
“(I’d like to fight him) in Abu Dhabi in October, that Pay-per-view, that’s when I want to fight, that’s when I’ll be gearing towards, and after what I did to Chandler, I think I’d finish Justin Gaethje.”