Paddy Pimblett has shown off a remarkable eight-week transformation from his last UFC outing which he is looking to repeat this summer.
The Merseyside star has returned to training as he prepares for his latest outing against Jordan Leavitt, having ballooned to 200lb after his recent victory over Kazula Vargas. Pimblett failed to keep his weight promise having vowed to avoid repeating the weight gain which he made the exact same prior to his UFC London victory.
Pimblett made a 55lb weight-loss to step on the scales at 145lb before his second UFC outing. He has since posted the different stages of his previous transformation in a Twitter video, captioned: "My weight loss transformation in my last camp. A picture each week for eight weeks, en route to do the same again this time."
He will make his third outing this summer back in London against Leavitt as he looks to take one step further to challenging fighters from the top fifteen in the rankings. Pimblett has become notorious for his harsh weight-cuts throughout the early stages of his career , and has admitted he is a self-declared 'foodie'.
The 27-year-old is already well on his way to making the transformation required to meet the 155lb limit after showing off a remarkable weight loss. Pimblett posed alongside teammate Molly McCann where he looked significantly trimmer already with just under a month until his next appearance.
Pimblett went on a junk food binge for the second time following his submission win, but has faced criticism from several people in the sport who believe it could have a long-term impact on his career. He started his diet at the end of April following a period away from camp and is likely to comfortably make the limit again.
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UFC bantamweight Sean O'Malley believes his drastic weight cuts could catch up with him during the later stages of his UFC tenure. He was 199 after his fight, right?," O'Malley said on his BrO'Malley podcast. "He talked a little s*** about me, I talked a little s**t about him. It just happened, it's whatever. We're boys now.
"With that being said, he cannot get that fat after each fight. It's going to catch up. It's going to f****** catch up. I can't even talk, I get faded after my fights. So scratch that. On the weekends I get f***** up. I don't get fat. My weight doesn't get bad. Just being judgmental, we're on a podcast."
Pimblett has vowed on multiple occasions to end his weight gains but could adopt a new stricter policy after his meeting with Leavitt. Boxing legend Ricky Hatton has encouraged the star to follow a stricter diet outside of training camp. "I would advise him, listen it's a short career. Anything you can do to damage your body stay away from it," Hatton told The MMA Hour. "Just for those years, dedicate yourself and when you're sat in your big house you can say 'I did right then'."
