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Ben Davies

Paddy Pimblett told piling on weight will "catch up with him" after junk-food binge

Paddy Pimblett has been warned that piling on weight in between his UFC fights will "catch up with him" after ballooning to 200lbs.

The Merseyside star picked up his second consecutive victory with an opening round submission to defeat Kazula Vargas. Pimblett went on a junk-food binge in the aftermath of his latest success and tipped the scales at around 200lbs which represents a 45lb increase on his 155lb fight weight.

Despite the criticism, O'Malley admitted he also gets "faded" after his fights, but believes the rising star's habits will not help his UFC career maintain sustainability. "He was 199 after his fight, right?," O'Malley said on his BrO'Malley podcast. "Dude, it's just me and Paddy are boys now through Twitch.

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