Paddy Pimblett has been sent a warning about putting on the pounds in between fights by another up-and-coming UFC star. Pimblett recently revealed that he had put on three stone since his UFC London victory - in just two weeks.
Pimblett cut around 30lbs to weigh in at 155lbs for his bout with Rodrigo Vargas at the O2 Arena in March.
The rising UFC star put in a memorable performance when he won his lightweight division fight within the first round, submitting Vargas with a rear-naked choke, coming off the back of his debut win last year over Luigi Vendramini. His triumph against Vargas came in fine style after he was on the receiving end of a big shot from the Mexican before turning it around to get the submission in the first-round.
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Along with his exciting fighting style, Pimblett's personality and charisma has seen him gain millions of UFC fans, becoming a household name after just two fights. Many attendance at the O2 Arena were there to see the Liverpool star.
Pimblett is currently over in the United States as part of his deal with Barstool Sports, who hired him to large contract to become a content creator for them. Although he is looking to get back in the octagon in the summer, he may be forced to wait a little longer as he recovers from an LCL injury.
But that's not the only reason that may give him issues, as he'll have to cut as much as potentially 60lbs before fighting again. UFC rising star Sean O'Malley has warned him against continuing to gain weight in between contests.
O'Malley said: "He cannot get that fat after each fight. It's [Pimblett’s weight gain] going to catch up. It's going to f*****g catch up. I can't even talk, I get faded after my fights. So scratch that. On the weekends I get f****d up. I don't get fat. My weight doesn't get bad. Just being judgmental, we're on a podcast."
In a recent episode of his vlogs, titled 'Paddy the Fatty is BACK', Pimblett revealed how much he's been eating since the win and what he weighs currently.
In the video, the Baddy said: "We went to Cafe No. 9, the Laffey wrap comes with salt and pepper chicken, bacon, cheese, wrapped, with spicy mayo. And that comes with its own chips, them chips got their own mayo. And we ordered salt and pepper chicken loaded fries, cheesy chips with salt and pepper chicken on them. I also ordered some halloumi fries, ate all of them, and finished their pasta off.
"Got home, had a 240 gram pack of chocolate buttons, that’s like 11,000 calories,” he continued. “Then I had two Wispa Golds, a can of coke, then we went at Nando’s. We had the hummus between us, I had ten BBQ wings to me self, a garlic bread, a rice, a chips, and half a chicken. I got home and had two of those daisy donuts, Joe’s made me loads of red velvet cookies, I had two of them. And obviously I had drinks."
Later in the video, Pimblett steps on the scales which reveals he weighs 202 pounds - 47 more than what he weighed in at UFC London. Pimblett, who is a self-admitted foodie, ballooned up to almost 200lbs after his win over Vendramini, and stated that he'll put on weight again in between fights. After his win over Vargas, he came to the press conference with a pizza.
Last week, the 27-year-old showed what was in his fridge when he spoke on the Pat McAfee Show. In his kitchen, Pimblett showed off a huge pack of doughnuts, easter eggs, chocolate, cheesecake and crisps.
