Paddy Pimblett has been making headlines for his tendency to ‘get fat' when he's not preparing for a fight. Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw recently spoke out about it and he did not hold back.

There have been many fighters criticizing Paddy Pimblett for his diet choice and TJ Dillashaw went in on him. He says he'll never become UFC champion since he's not taking things seriously with his diet.

“He’s just loving diabetes,” Dillashaw said on “The Schaub Show.” “That’s like a recipe for destroying your body. I guess there’s one thing when I look at it: They can promote him the right way and do all this good stuff, and he’s got some stuff to grow and get into the higher echelons of the UFC, but if you keep that same work ethic that he has now, he’ll never be a champion.

“You can’t have that down time like that. You can’t get that fat. You can’t get out of shape. It just proves the dedication to what you need to do. I’m not trying to pound on him or anything, but that’s something I think he’s going to have to figure out with age. He’s young. It’s a full-time job. This isn’t just wanting to be a fighter; you have to be a fighter.”

Paddy Pimblett also clapped back at the comments himself and he brought up a great point. The former UFC bantamweight champion used to be called ‘Fat Tyler' when he wasn't preparing for a fight.

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