Fighters Only

Issue 129

June 2015

The Scottish lightweight has such a soft spot for chocolate he might need an intervention

What are the five must-haves in your icebox?

“During the last three weeks of my camp, I need to have eggs, vegetables, fruit, dark chocolate and some chicken. Usually that’s in my freezer but I defrost it in the fridge so I’ve got it ready to cook for the next day.”

What food do you gorge on?

“It’s got to be chocolate. I don’t care what type of chocolate it is because I’ll eat it all (laughs). I love it so much. It doesn’t matter if it’s dark chocolate or white chocolate. Any type of chocolate I can get my hands on; I want to be able to eat it.”

What sort of cheat meal do you have during your camps?

“If I’m in camp I try to keep it fairly healthy so I’d probably have something like a chicken curry. Sometimes if I’m really close to a fight, I’ll cook my own brown rice, my own chicken breast and order a sauce to put on it. When I’m not in camp you’ll probably find me eating pizza, like a Meat Feast from Domino’s. I get hungry just thinking about it (laughs).”

What’s your favorite bottled sauce?

“It depends on what I’m putting it on if I’m being honest. I really like Nando’s sauce on my chicken, brown sauce when I’ve got something in a roll and mayonnaise for my fries. Those are what I go for when I want a sauce.”

What meal do you usually eat after the weigh-ins?

“I need to eat some fruit straight away. However, my first proper meal would have to be something like pasta or chicken and rice.”

What’s your favorite nationality of food?

“I’ve got so many. I can’t really choose just one so I’d probably go with Chinese, Italian or Mexican. It’s definitely a difficult choice to make though.”