UFC star Paddy Pimblett sent a message to the people who fat-shamed him ahead of his fight against Jordan Leavitt on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London.
‘The Baddy’ weighed in at the lightweight limit of 156lbs ahead of his latest UFC fight despite ballooning to 205lbs after picking up his second Octagon win back in March.
After hitting his mark, the 27-year-old partially pulled down his pants to expose his backside before barking a defiant message at his haters.
“For everyone that tried to fat shame me and said I’d miss weight or f****** pull out, kiss my a***,” Pimblett said, punctuating his statement by slapping his exposed rear.
The proud scouser recently shocked Manchester United legend Gary Neville when he revealed just how heavy he gets between fights.
"About six weeks ago I was 93kg [205lb] and I fight at 70kg [155lb] – that was me being fat. It just comes off me fast though. I’m 85.2kg [188lbs] this morning,” Pimblett revealed on The Overlap.
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The football icon let out an audible gasp when the charismatic youngster revealed his weight between fights before explaining how he manages to pack on the pounds so quickly.
“That was when I was in America drinking three gallons of Coke as well as eating like 7000 calories a day, easy,” Pimblett added.
“The Monday after my fight, I got home. I just went for scrans [food] that day. I went for a big Nando’s in the night, and I was just eating chocolate all day. I counted my calories, and I’d eaten 11,000 calories, that was without trying.”
The former Cage Warriors featherweight champion is on the verge of superstardom after picking up back-to-back first-round stoppage wins and a legion of new fans since joining the UFC in 2021.
Pimblett will face his first step up in competition when he faces a fellow prospect in Jordan Leavitt, who boasts a 10-1 record and has picked up three wins from his first four UFC fights.
The pair have shared an unusual fight week with the Liverpool mad MMA star vowing to teabag his opponent who has angered him with repeated threats to KO and ‘twerk on’ him at UFC London.
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