Paddy Pimblett Gained 34 Pounds. So What?
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on Aug 25, 2026
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Paddy Pimblett made the lightweight limit. Then he stepped into the Octagon significantly heavier. Does that make him a “weight bully,” or does it mean he simply played by the rules?
Pimblett revealed that he weighed 190 pounds in the cage against Benoît Saint Denis after officially weighing 156 pounds, a 34-pound increase between the weigh-in and fight night.
Chael challenges the assumption that gaining that much weight automatically creates an advantage.
Carrying additional weight comes with consequences, and making 155 pounds requires enormous discipline, sacrifice and preparation in the first place.
The larger question is whether MMA's weigh-in system makes sense at all. If regulators truly want to discourage extreme weight cutting, there are already examples of how to do it.
But as long as the rules allow fighters time to rehydrate, athletes a