Pimblett gains 42lb since UFC 304 victory

Paddy Pimblett has revealed he has piled on 42lb (19kg) since fighting at UFC 304 in Manchester last month.

Pimblett, 29, is well known for weight gains between fights, but is yet to miss weight for any of his UFC bouts.

The Liverpudlian weighed 156lb (70kg) before his lightweight bout against Bobby Green on July 27.

And on his return to training a few weeks later, Pimblett hopped on the scales.

Pimblett weighed just under 198lb (90kg), but said he is “back on the health kick” after previously ballooning up in weight between fights.

“I’m still a bit chubby. I’m not as fat as I have been but I’m still a bit chubby,” he said on his YouTube channel.

“We were eating all sorts. Chinese, Thai, steak, burgers. I’m still looking forward to some scrans here. But I just need to train. That’s the main thing.

“Obviously, eating copious amounts of food doesn’t help your weight, but when I don’t train, I put weight on.”

Pimblett produced a big submission win over Green at UFC 304, earning two fight night bonuses totalling £156,000 ($200,000) in the process.

The victory fired Pimblett into the top 15 of the lightweight rankings for the first time as a UFC fighter.

Pimblett, who has three losses and 22 wins on his record, is expected to fight at least once more this year.