Matt Brown never too many after the victory due to the huge and elaborate celebrations, but he understands that fighters like Paddy Pinblet raised a bit of hell after he won the biggest victory of his career when he finished Michael Chandler in UFC 314.
But Brown draws out a line that you could abuse your body completely and sacrifice future benefits. This is the biggest criticism the Liverpool native can aim for pinblet after revealing that he has earned over 40 pounds after his fight with Chandler. Pimblett often talks about packing pounds after all his fights, but then he always puts everything back on when it’s time to perform, but Brown warns him that strategy will ultimately backfire him.
“If I were his coach, I would have some concerns,” Brown said in the latest episode of Fighter vs. Writer. “What I’m saying about all the fighters is that there’s a short window here. You might have been doing this for 15-20 years at best. There are so many things you can get out of it. Why can’t you squeeze everything you can do?
“When you are on this journey, you need to have a good, relaxed mind, but we feel invincible, especially when we are young. We forget how short this is. You never feel when you are 20. You don’t feel like you are 30.
Pinblett’s ability to lose weight for the fight has yet to affect his performance in the UFC, but Brown knows that the 30-year-old lightweight is now diving into the deep edge of the sport’s toughest division.
Beating Chandler was a major addition to his resume, but before Pinblet, there are plenty of top lightweight candidates in the rankings he still has to go through before reaching a potential title shot.
“We push hard to get something, then we get it and just relax,” Brown said. “It’s not a good way to see it. He’s also in the absolute savage category. He’s now on the bloodthirsty mother*cker, so look to the awards.
“Where did you come from, you’re not in the LFA, the Cage Warriors. You’re now with the world’s top mothers*ckers, especially when you’re talking in the 155 division. They’re the absolute savages of that division.”
Brown says that strict discipline is a big part of what allowed him to spend most of his 15 years at the UFC.
There are always exceptions to the rules, but Brown knows from his personal experience that there are far fewer athletes who are completely dedicated to fighting and winning, who can skate without putting much effort.
“For me, it’s like you’re not in the gym every day, you’re a little overweight every day, and you’re not making the most of yourself every day, someone else,” Brown said. “We’ve seen disciplined champions like (Georges St. Pierre), and I’ve seen how great a champion he is and seen the opposition like John Jones.
“We’re not all John Jones. What would John Jones do if he wasn’t doing that shit? Maybe he’d done it all… It’s just squeezing all the juices and making the most of what you can do. I personally think I did it.
For all the successes Pimblett has discovered so far in his UFC career, Brown warns him that today’s praise can be lightly tomorrow when he suddenly packs up during a fight over 40 pounds.
“You have to look at the awards,” Brown said. “If I were his coach, I would be worried. You can’t live like this like your peers. You’re very close. Don’t climb this far, and start to calm down once you reach the summit.
“Now is not the time to relax. Now is not the time to enjoy. Now is the time to double. Now is the time to crunch. Double what you’re doing. I’ll do more.