Paddy Pimblett made light of his weight gain by joking, "the cheeks are back," as he showed off his chubby body in a recent interview.Pimblett, who defeated Rodrigo Vargas with a first-round rear-naked choke submission at UFC 204 in London last month, has been celebrating his victory by gorging on calorific meals.
The Liverpudlian fighter has ballooned to 201lb after putting on 46lbs following his success at the O2 Arena. In keeping with his fun-loving nature, Pimblett has taken the weight gain in his stride, recently telling Daily Star Sport that he would rather be "fat and happy" than ripped and miserable.
And in a recent interview, he again made light of his love of food. Asked about whether he's been enjoying himself since his victory over Vargas, Pimblett clutched his plump cheeks and said: "I think that, as you can all quite tell from my face, I've been enjoying the past few weeks.
The cheeks are back."The 27-year-old weighed in at 155lbs before his dramatic triumph over Vargas last month - meaning he has added almost 25% to his body mass in the time since. "I am eating like a king," he revealed on his YouTube channel. "Resting that ACL lad getting fat." Adding: "That belly is back." He told us after his fight: "I eat so many calories it's unbelievable.
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