Issue 132

September 2015

Fight camp fuel from inside the ice-boxes of champions. The Bellator 205lb contender admits he’s a chocoholic at heart.


Q. Name the leading five must-haves in your ice-box.

A. “Well, there’s ice in there (laughs), ice cream and some Apple strudel, but other than that I don’t really eat frozen food all that much.”


Q. What do you gorge on?

A. “When I do gorge, I gorge on chocolate. I do love chocolate.”


Q. What do you cheat with?

A. “I have really good will power when it comes to cutting weight, so I don’t really cheat that much. But maybe a few pieces of dark chocolate with almond butter would be my cheat food.”


Q. Do you keep anything other than frozen peas in your freezer?

A. “No, nothing other than frozen peas. Gotta keep that swelling down (laughs)!”


Q. What is your favorite bottled sauce?

A. “My favorite sauce is definitely Nando’s hot sauce.”



Q. What dessert do you enjoy?

A. “Cheesecake is number one, but I do love brownies with ice cream too. Those would be my two favorite desserts.”


Q. What is your own signature dish?

A. “Chicken, rice and peas is my thing. I’m a master at it.”


Q. What is your favorite meal during fight camp?

A. “The one thing I seem to eat more than any other during camp is sweet potato, omelet and avocado.”





Q. What meal do you eat after the weigh-in?

A. “Chicken pasta or chicken and rice. I try to eat it as soon as I possible can after stepping off the scales.”


Q. What food do you look forward to most after a fight?

A. “Junk food – doesn’t everybody say that? I always make sure I have cheesecake in my hotel fridge.”


Q. Which nationality of food is your favorite? 

A. “Caribbean food. Super tasty and full of flavor.”


What are your three favourite meals?

“Chicken, sweet potato mash and rice; steak and rocket pizza; shrimp, ribs and chicken wings.”


Which...?

Pepsi or Coke? Neither


 Milk or beer? Milk


Coffee or tea? Tea


Marj’ or butter? Butter


Salt or pepper? Salt


Chocolate or cheese? Chocolate


White or brown bread? Brown


Pasta or rice? Rice


Sweet or savory? Sweet


Wife’s or mom’s cooking? Mom's


THE STATS

One medium sized sweet potato (114g) provides 3g of protein, 6g.of fiber and 162 calories.

THE FACTS

Chocolate may reduce your levels of LDL cholesterol (bad fat) and improve your blood pressure.

THE INFO

Chicken will increase your T-levels naturally thanks to its high zinc content, while its calcium is good for bone health.



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