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Farah Hannoun and Ken Hathaway

Dana White: Paddy Pimblett ballooning up makes it hard for UFC to plan fights, ‘hurts us too’

LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White says Paddy Pimblett’s big weight gains in between fights affects both him and the promotion.

Pimblett (19-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who is notorious for letting himself go in between fight camps, said he weighed up to 200 pounds this past weekend when he attended UFC on ESPN 41 in San Diego.

Since joining the UFC roster, the rising British star has never missed weight. Although White is concerned at the type of damage Pimblett is doing to his body, he won’t intervene.

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