UFC Diets Part I

These beasts of men battle it out in the octagon, but what fuels these savage men? This is a series of articles inquiring into just that. What do UFC fighters diets consist of?

Houston Alexander

Houston Alexander has never been a fan of diets. As he says it, “I have a rule: I’m never going to diet.” However, despite this belief of his, he does support and has recently been involved with a nutritional company called 8-Ball Nutrition. 8-Ball Nutrition is a manufacturer of dietary supplements that is a subsidairy of FSI Nutrition based out of Omaha, NE. There’€™s a nutrition company called 8-Ball Nutrition, a locally based nutrition company, but you can find their stuff worldwide. And with all the training that I do, you’ve got to put the nutrition back in your body. I just started using them back in April.
Besides having no diet and these supplements, Alexander says that he eats a lot of chicken, a lot of pasta and as he puts it, “just eating right.”

Micheal Bisping

Micheal Bisping has recently changed his training and preparation from Team Quest in England to training in Hawaii. With this change in location came a change in his diet. “I eat a lot of suchi and fresh fish because that is the most available thing here.” Bisping says. Being on a tropical island abundant in fish has been a difference nutritionally for him. “Now that I eat properly I can really see and feel the difference. It’s harder to eat like crap out here and everything is so fresh and lean.”

Wanderlei Silva

“Yes, I pretty much eat what I like. I eat ice cream, chocolate, but not a lot. I eat mostly chicken, potatoes, beef. I’m careful about my diet”

Fedor Emlianenko

“€œI don’t have a diet. My only rule is that I try to eat less fatty food and avoid cakes and candy.—
Fedor doesn’€™t have a specific diet he follows are a personal chief. He tries to eat three meals a day and strives to eat healthily. At the same time he does not limit himself when doing so. Fedor’€™s diet mostly consists of meat, fish, vegetables and fuits. Also something important to Fedor’€™s diet that is often overlooked is liquid. Fedor tries to take in as much liquid as possible including fresh juices and herbal teas. He tries to avoid soda, French fries and candy, which are his favorite when not training. He also doesn’t drink alcohol when training.