Overview
- Pimblett, in a backstage video posted March 31, said he hits the 155-pound limit for only an hour or two and fights at 191 pounds.
- Reporters note there is no commission-recorded fight-night weight to confirm the 191-pound claim, with California’s athletic commission usually providing such data when events are held there.
- The stated rebound equals about a 26% gain, which is well beyond the typical 10–12% most UFC fighters regain and even above heavy cutters in the 16–18% range.
- The claim fed a wider safety discussion after recent weigh-in health scares, including Cameron Smotherman collapsing at the UFC 324 weigh-in.
- Calls to add more weight classes resurfaced as a possible fix, with Joe Rogan backing the idea and UFC chief Dana White rejecting it last week.