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Paddy Pimblett’s incredible weight-cutting journey is complete.
Back in September, the 27-year-old Pimblett appeared on Steve-O’s Wild Ride podcast and weighed in at 206.6 pounds, more than 50 pounds over the lightweight limit. Pimblett went on to admit that he believes he’s got an eating disorder because of MMA.
“I’ve had party days, you know what I mean, I’ve been bad then. I got into gambling a little and I was bad with that. I think now it’s moved on to food,“I genuinely think I’m a food addict. I think I’ve got a bit of an eating disorder because of MMA. The weight cuts, dieting, I genuinely think I have a bit of an eating disorder. People when they go eat with me they are visibly shocked at how much I can eat.”
Three months after weighing in at 206 pounds, Pimblett made weight for his 155-pound bout against Jared Gordon at UFC 282 on December 10th.
Never in doubt!
The Baddy locks in tomorrow's #UFC282 co-main at 156lbs 💪 pic.twitter.com/cWurRWUJ7Z
— UFC (@ufc) December 9, 2022
In a recent vlog on his Youtube channel, Pimblett discussed why it’s easy for him to gain and lose weight fast.
“There’s no rocket science to it,” said Pimblett. “It’s not hard. Get yourself in a calorie deficit. Why do you think I get so fat? Because I’ve got to go from eating 1,500 to 2,000 calories a day to eating 8,000 a day. That’s why the weight piles on and that’s why it comes off so easy.”