Pimblett Dropped 40lb In Weeks Before Ufc 314 Win

Paddy Pimblett dropped much than 2 stones successful weight earlier his triumph against Michael Chandler astatine UFC 314 past month.

The 30-year-old produced a superb capacity to extremity nan UFC seasoned for nan biggest triumph of his profession to date.

The Liverpudlian is known to balloon successful weight betwixt fights and released connected his YouTube channel, external that he dropped 40lb - 2st 12lb - successful nan weeks starring up UFC 314 successful bid to scope nan lightweight limit of 156lb (11st 2lb).

Pimblett weighed 190lb 7 weeks anterior to nan conflict erstwhile he began to slim down done observant dieting and regular training.

"Been heavier to commencement with," Pimblett said. "Been eating 2,000 calories a day."

Following a week of training, a disappointment Pimblett said his weight was "doing his caput in" arsenic he had only managed to suffer 3 pounds.

However he was 175lb (12st 7lb) earlier conflict week successful Miami and 170lbs (12st 2lb) 2 days earlier nan weigh-in.

All UFC fighters measurement successful connected nan greeting of nan time earlier conflict night, anterior to a ceremonial weigh-in later that evening.

Pimblett dropped 13lb during his weight trim and was 157lb (11st 3lb) nan nighttime before.

"That was 1 of my easiest weight cuts," Pimblett said.

The UFC recommends a combatant tin safely trim betwixt 8% and 10% of their assemblage weight successful nan days earlier they deed nan scales.

Pimblett was supra that threshold, but said being 170lb successful conflict week was mostly his target number to execute a straightforward weight cut.

His triumph against Chandler extended his unbeaten streak successful nan UFC to 7 and his wide grounds to 23 wins and conscionable 3 losses.