Inside the process of being a UFC fighter: The truth about making weight

In the second episode of a four-part series, UFC fighter Gian Villante discusses the weight cut process and how he drops 17 pounds in one week ahead of a fight.
Inside the process of being a UFC fighter: The truth about making weight
Inside the process of being a UFC fighter: The truth about making weight /

This is the second of a four-part series with SI executive editor Jon Wertheim and UFC fighter Gian Villante on the process of being a UFC fighter, from getting a UFC contract, to the weight cut, fight night and more. 

How to lose 17 pounds in a week: The (brutal) UFC weight cut diet

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Check back for the next part of the series with Wertheim and Villante on the weight cut process of preparing for a UFC fight and listen to Part 1 here.


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