Paddy Pimblett has spoken candidly about how the Paddy Pimblett twins family dynamic reshapes his life as a professional fighter, describing a ten-week training camp regime that leaves little room for afternoon tea, birthday treats, or the ordinary rhythms of parenthood. His daughters Betsy and Margot, who turned two in April, were always going to be twins: Pimblett says he called it the moment his wife Laura fell pregnant, noting that her mother and his father are both twins. As it turned out, the girls are identical, which carries no genetic component, so the call was more instinct than biology.
Two babies, no blueprint
Starting with twins, Pimblett says, was probably an advantage. ‘We didn’t know anything else,’ he explains. The early months of double night feeds were hard, but now that Betsy and Margot play together, the household has found its rhythm. ‘There’s not a day that goes by that they don’t put a smile on my face,’ he says.
He credits his own father as the template for how he approaches fatherhood. The two have always been close, and his father still drives him to the gym each morning and collects him most afternoons. When Pimblett travels to the United States for fights, he says he knows he could call his father at any moment and the man would board a plane from England. That kind of unconditional presence, Pimblett says, is what he wants to replicate for his own children.
The tension with professional fighting is real. For ten weeks before each bout, Pimblett trains all day, every day, with every meal accounted for. On those days, he makes a point of having breakfast with the girls, because by the time he returns from the gym he is often too exhausted to engage. ‘Being a fighter is definitely easier if you don’t have a family,’ he acknowledges, before adding that having children remains the best thing in his life.
Paddy Pimblett twins family holidays and the championship goal
To compensate for the weeks of absence that camp demands, Pimblett takes his family on holiday after every fight. The post-fight travel list so far includes Oman, the Maldives, and Tenerife. After his next fight, he says, the family is heading to Spain for eight days.
That next bout carries considerable weight. According to the UFC, Pimblett faced Justin Gaethje at UFC 324 on 24 January 2026 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the contest billed as an interim lightweight title clash. The fight was a significant step up in competition for a fighter who has consistently spoken about wanting to become a UFC champion as his ultimate career objective.
Before that, UFC Calendar records that Pimblett secured a submission win over Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 329 on 11 July 2026, adding another finish to a record built on crowd-pleasing performances. The victory underlines why Pimblett believes he has five or six years of fighting left in him before the championship picture resolves one way or another.
Beyond the belt, Pimblett is clear-eyed about what comes after. He says his finances have changed materially through competing at the highest level, giving him the freedom to walk away from the sport if he chose to. He does not plan to. The goal, he says, is to achieve the championship, then step back, spend time with his children, and teach them, whatever their gender, how to defend themselves. ‘In the long term,’ he says of family life, ‘that will bring me more happiness than any championship.’
Pimblett’s family trip to Spain after his next confirmed fixture gives the Paddy Pimblett twins family its next milestone, wherever the lightweight title picture lands after UFC 324.