paddy before and after fight
Paddy Pimblett is trending again because of dramatic “before and after fight” images, especially around his recent war with Justin Gaethje at UFC 324 and older memes about his weight cuts and recovery.
What “Paddy before and after fight” refers to
When people search or post about “paddy before and after fight,” they usually mean two things:
- How he looks physically in fight week versus in his off‑season or post‑fight.
- How beaten up his face can look after a particularly brutal bout.
On social media and forums, fans have been sharing side‑by‑side clips and photos showing Paddy looking sharp and lean on weigh‑in or walkout, then swollen, bruised, or heavily marked up a few hours after the fight.
Latest news angle: UFC 324 vs Gaethje
Recently, the phrase picked up again after his interim lightweight title fight with Justin Gaethje at UFC 324 in Las Vegas.
- Paddy went five hard rounds and lost by unanimous decision in what’s being described as the toughest night of his career so far.
- He was dropped multiple times but stayed in the fight to the final bell, living up to his line that “Scousers don’t get knocked out.”
- After the bout he was taken to hospital for precautionary scans, which is standard after that level of damage.
The big viral hook: UFC CEO Dana White shared a backstage photo of Paddy’s face after the fight, showing obvious swelling, bruising, and cuts, which fans are using as the classic “before vs after” example.
Forum and meme culture: weight, cuts and glow‑ups
Even before UFC 324, “Paddy before and after a fight” was a running joke and discussion thread in MMA communities.
- On Reddit’s r/ufc, fans have posted about how shredded he looks just days before a fight compared with his much softer look between camps.
- His tendency to balloon in weight between fights and then cut down again has become part of his public image and fan memes.
- Social clips describe his transformation “before and after victory” as “chaos, confidence, and carnage,” leaning into his OTT personality and dramatic swings in appearance.
So you’ll often see:
- “Before” = lean, hyped, walkout or media‑day Paddy.
- “After” = either:
- bruised, swollen face from a war (like the Gaethje fight), or
- relaxed, heavier off‑camp Paddy enjoying his downtime.
Multi‑view: concern vs admiration
Different corners of the MMA world react to these “before and after” images in different ways:
- Some fans admire his toughness and willingness to take damage, especially in the Gaethje fight where he refused to go away.
- Others worry about long‑term health, given the visible trauma in photos and his history of big weight fluctuations.
- A lot of the conversation is light‑hearted—memes about his “off‑season diet” and his glow‑up when he’s in camp—but there’s an undercurrent of serious talk about fighter safety.
A typical forum vibe might look like:
“Fight‑week Paddy looks like an action figure, post‑fight Paddy looks like he just went through three car crashes in a row.”
Quick fact bites
- “Paddy before and after fight” is currently tied to UFC 324 and Dana White’s backstage photo of his battered face.
- The phrase also connects to long‑running memes about his drastic weight changes between fights.
- His latest performance, though a loss, is widely framed as a display of heart, durability, and the most damage he has ever taken in the cage.
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