Paddy Pimblett’s worst weight-cutting mishaps

Paddy
Pimblett recently reflected on his infamous post-fight incident
while competing for
Cage Warriors.

After a 2016 title fight in London, Pimblett suffered a memorable
mishap during his post-fight interview due to a pre-fight mistake.
He has now shed light on his worst weight-cutting gaffes, one of
which ultimately led to the viral moment.

Paddy Pimblett reflects on infamous vomiting clip

Pimblett vomiting soon after his 2016 featherweight title fight
against Julian
Erosa at Cage Warriors “Unplugged 1” remains one of his
standout memories from fighting in the England-based promotion. He
secured a decision win, but his pre-fight meal got the better of
him during the post-fight interview. He recalled on his YouTube
channel:

“When I spewed in the cage [after fighting Erosa], it wasn’t
because of the refuel; it was just because of being an idiot before
I went to the venue. Before I went to the venue, I went to
Starbucks or Costco… I got a hot chocolate, and we went to Tesco,
and I got a pack of Ferrero Rocher, and I ate them on the way to
the venue, after doing an 8-kilogram water cut, one of the biggest
cuts I’ve ever done. It didn’t go well with my body at the time. It
was a bad idea, but that was me, stupid kid, didn’t listen to
anyone. I was only 21 at the time.”

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Pimblett then revisited another one of his weight-cutting mistakes,
this time in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship. After making weight for his
fight against Rodrigo
Vargas at UFC London in just his second appearance in the
promotion, “The Baddy” treated himself to a full English breakfast
before properly rehydrating.

“The worst mistake I ever made when refuelling was when I fought
[Rodrigo] Vargas. I hadn’t even drank any water yet. Well, I drank
a little bit of water, but in the fighter hotel, I went straight
downstairs and got a full English [breakfast],” Pimblett said. “I
was sitting there eating the full English, I’d only drank about a
liter of water, and Paul Reed came
over, ‘What the fck are you doing?!’ I was just sitting there
like, ‘Just having a full English.’ And he was like, ‘What are you
doing, you fcking idiot?'”

The UFC lightweight now has his weight-cutting process dialled in.
Ahead of his return to the Octagon at UFC
329, where he’ll collide with Benoit St.
Denis in the co-main event, the Englishman claims his cut is
going even better than when he fought Justin
Gaethje earlier this year.

“We don’t miss weight. We make weight healthily. That’s exactly
what I’m going to do next week. I might end up even having less
weight to cut from when I fought Justin Gaethje, and you saw with
that one, I weighed in underweight. This time I haven’t got to make
155; it’s 156. You never know… I might only end up cutting 10
pounds, and then I’ll be getting back in the cage at 185. A proper
lightweight.”