Dana White says Paddy Pimblett’s weight gain hurts UFC – and is ‘tough on his organs’.
White addressed Pimblett’s condition when speaking after the Contender Series on Tuesday, with the Liverpudlian estimating his weight to be at 200lbs last weekend. When asked about Pimblett’s plan to fight again in December, White said: “Yeah, I like it. He’s going to have to lose some weight!”
Adding when asked about his weight fluctuation: “It’s not good for ya. You know, we all know that. “When you’re fluctuating and cutting that much weight is very bad.
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“And it definitely doesn’t prolong your career. It’s tough on your body and your organs and stuff like that. Listen he’s a grown man he can do whatever the hell he wants to do.
“It makes it tough for us too because when we’re in the matchmaker room we want to throw together a fight. Maybe we could throw him on a card in a month or a month and a half… it hurts us too.
“We have to be very specific when we plan fights for him. Because he’s no where near close to weight and what you don’t want to do it put kinda pressure on him to cut that much weight in that short amount of time.”
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When asked if he was also protective of the backlash Pimblett receives over his weight, White continued: “I really don’t give a s*** about backlash. I really care more about him and his safety than backlash.”
When asked if he would be speaking to Pimblett about his weight, White added: “No. That’s none of my business man, that’s all up to him. If this guy, and you’re talking to the preacher here I like food too, but yeah that’s totally up to him.
“It’s his life and career it’s his body he can do whatever he wants.” Pimblett is already one of the biggest names in the UFC, and has the backing of England despite not headlining an event. The fighter enjoys his food when out of training camp, but always cuts weight in time for fight night.
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