Paddy Pimblett is finely shedding the pounds ahead of his next UFC fight on July 11.‘The Baddy’ faces fellow top-ranked lightweight Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 329 in Las Vegas, where the winner will likely get a shot at the division’s title next.Pimblett was knocked down twice en route to a unanimous decision loss in his last fight at UFC 324 against Justin GaethjeGettyPimblett suffered the first UFC defeat of his career last time out against Justin Gaethje, admitting last month that he let his ego get in the way by wanting to stand and bang with the American over five rounds.But the Liverpudlian is now ready to go out and prove his worth among the lightweight division’s elite once again, with an undisputed UFC title still very much the main goal.Pimblett’s weight cutWith the date and opponent officially set, Pimblett‘s biggest challenge ahead of a final cut during fight week is now to gradually bring down his weight.Pimblett has massively fluctuated in weight throughout his UFC career, putting on the pounds in the days after a fight, and has often received criticism and warnings from his peers.However, in an update this week, Pimblett showed he is on track to meet the lightweight limit of 156lbs for his fight against Saint Denis, and had a message for those concerned about his weight.“I know you always think I’m a fat b*****d, but the weight is actually sound,” Pimblett said on his YouTube channel.“You can all think what you want. You have all these stupid dieticians and ‘fight’ dieticians posting pictures of me…“F*** you all, you gang of bums. You can’t even make your own fighters make weight.”In his update ahead of UFC 329, Pimblett tipped the scales below 86kg (190lbs) for the first time.He came in at 85.7kg (189lbs), meaning he has just over six weeks to lose another roughly 15kg (33lbs).Pimblett enjoys eating whatever he likes after fightingYouTube/Paddy PimblettBut ‘The Paddy’ has told critics to mind their own business when commenting on his weight ahead of UFC 329GettyPimblett said he’s been running every day, completing as much as 20 miles a week to make sure he makes weight.The 31-year-old is also putting a lot of focus on recovery to make sure he’s raring to go each day.And he’ll need to make sure he’s in top shape, as Saint Denis will prove a formidable test come UFC 329.The Frenchman hasn’t lost since September 2024 and has scored four finishes in as many fights since, including a notable destruction of Dan Hooker last time out.Pimblett vs Saint Denis acts as the co-main event to Conor McGregor‘s grand return, also on the International Fight Week card.McGregor faces Max Holloway in the main event for his first fight since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021.UFC ScheduleFor all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out talkSPORT.com’s UFC schedule.