Paddy Pimblett makes bombshell weight-cut revelation: 'half a kilo of kidney failure'

"A few days later, the doctor looked at me and said, 'If I had seen this before the fight, I wouldn't have let you fight.' I was a pound and a half away from kidney failure and something in my liver. He said I had no testosterone in my body. He said, 'If I had seen this, I would have told you you wouldn't fight,'" Pimblett revealed.

UFC legend warns Pimblett

Matt Brown made history in the UFC between 2007 and 2023. The veteran began his MMA career back in 2005. He celebrated 24 victories and suffered 19 setbacks. The American holds the record for knockouts in the welterweight category (up to 77kg), with 13 fights won this way. With so much experience, the star guarantees: useful time in the cage is short.

“If I was his coach, I would have some concerns. What I tell all my fighters is we have a short window of time here. You can do this for 15 to 20 years, tops. There’s only so much you can get out of it. Why not squeeze all the juice you can out of it?” Brown told 'MMA Fighting'.

Matt Brown is a former UFC fighter. (Photo: Getty Images)

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“It’s not a huge pain to not gain 18 pounds after a fight. You can have fun. Have fun in moderation and then go back to the gym the next week. There’s nothing wrong with that. You’re not in the LFA, Cage Warriors, wherever he came from. You’re with the best motherf*ckers in the world right now, especially when it comes to the 155 division. They’re absolutely savage in that division,” Brown explained.