Paddy Pimblett has been told he can't keep ballooning up in weight after his UFC fights if he is to challenge the best fighters in his division.
Pimblett picked up his third successive UFC win by submitting Jordan Leavitt at UFC London this past weekend. 'The Baddy' kept up his post-fight tradition of eating junk food by scoffing a kebab just moments after his win. It's been a recurring theme for Pimblett, who has gained a lot of media attention for the weight he puts on in between training camps.
The Liverpudlian promised not to pile on the pounds after his second UFC win in March, but failed to do so after going on a 11,000 calorie food binge and putting on 45lb in less than two weeks. Pimblett has been warned by UFC bantamweight Sean O'Malley that he can't keep up his eating habits once he starts challenging top-ranked lightweight fighters.
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“He looked unhealthy," O'Malley said of Pimblett on his YouTube channel. "I like Paddy, I have nothing against him, but going from cutting that much weight in that time, because he was fat as f*** not too long ago, then he makes weight, looks shredded and jacked, but his face?"
“For Paddy, if he thinks he’s as good as he thinks he is, like when I was fighting guys who weren’t as good as I thought I was, if that makes sense, like, I’m fighting Petr Yan. I always dialled in for camps but it’s different. He’s fighting Jordan Leavitt, he probably looked at him and thought ‘not that good’. I’m sure once he’s fighting Islam [Makhachev], Charles [Oliveira] or Dustin [Poirier], any of those guys, it’s like 'okay, let’s not get up to 210lb'. Let’s dial it in a little further.”
Pimblett has become notorious for his large weight cuts throughout his fighting career but is yet to miss weight for any of his 22 professional fights. The self-declared 'foodie' bared his backside when weighing in for his latest fight and told his critics: "For everyone who tried to fat-shame me and say I'd miss weight or f***ing pull out, kiss me a***."
O'Malley is not the first fighter to advise Pimblett on improving his eating habits. Former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw told 'The Baddy' he will never be a champion if he continues to binge on junk food whilst boxing legend Ricky Hatton thinks the Liverpudlian should dedicate himself to a healthier diet whilst he is competing in the UFC.
