Paddy Pimblett has weighed in at 156lb to complete over a 50lb body transformation ahead of his UFC pay-per-view debut.
'The Baddy' faced a heavy weight cut down from 206.6lb for his fight with Jared Gordon at UFC 282 on Saturday night after going on a huge post-fight binge following the third win of his UFC career in July. Despite bulking up to the light-heavyweight limit, Pimblett made weight for his fight with ease as he sported a visible six pack on the scale before flexing off for the cameras.
As he walked off the scale, Pimblett fired back at fans who have criticised his weight gain outside of training camp by stating: "Who's going to f****ng miss weight?". The Scouser's opponent Gordon also made weight for their lightweight clash, stepping on the scale at 155.5lb.
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It's well known that Pimblett is a self-admitted 'foodie' and he loves to binge on junk food, with the Scouser often receiving more attention for his eating habits instead of his fights. Pimblett thinks people make too much of his weight gain outside of camp and it shouldn't be any of their business, stating: "If I want to get chubby in the off season then I'll get chubby, end of. I started this camp at 193lb, a lot of people start camps heavier than that. I certainly know that isn't a big weight cut."
Pimblett has received criticism from UFC fighters such as TJ Dillashaw for his food binges, with the former champion telling Mirror Fighting that the Scouser should take his diet more seriously. Pimblett fired back at Dillashaw for the criticism by labelling him a "cheating little juice head", which led to a spat between the pair on social media.
UFC boss Dana White has also admitted that Pimblett's eating habits outside of fight camp has created problems for the promotion, as his big weight cut means they are unable to schedule him in short-notice fights. "It makes it tough for us when we are in the matchmaking room and we want to throw together a fight," White said.
"Maybe we can throw him in a card in a month or a month a half, but it hurts us two as we have to be very specific when he plan fights for him because he is nowhere near close to the weight. What you don't want to do is put all that pressure on him to cut that much weight in that short amount of time."
