Issue 121

November 2014

Fight camp fuel from inside the ice-boxes of champions. The endless noodle bowls fueling ‘The Korean Zombie’s UFC featherweight title push.

Name the leading five must-haves in your ice-box?

“Grape juice, beef, pork, eggs and water.”

What do you gorge on?

“Ramen. It’s a Japanese noodle soup that is the staple of my diet really. But it’s rehydrating and filling.”

What do you cheat with?

“Ramen, I suppose. It’s literally all I eat in camp, every day, but it’s a bit naughty too as it has high sodium content.”

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

“Frozen meats. I like to purchase wild meats in bulk and I cut it up at home and freeze it into individual meals.”

What is your favorite bottled sauce?

“Soy sauce, of course. It works with rice and broth.”

What dessert do you enjoy?

“I don’t eat cream cakes or anything like that, but I do like ice cream. Chocolate is my favorite.”

What is your own signature dish?

“I do a very tasty beef and ramen broth that is popular.”

What is your favorite meal during fight camp?

“A good steak. It’s a treat once a week as it’s slow to digest, but I look forward to it.”

What meal do you eat after the weigh-in?

“Chicken pasta with cream sauce. I usually fight in the US and pasta is available everywhere.”

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

“Fast food! Again, in the US, fast food is everywhere so when I finish fighting I eat anything I can get my hands on, and burger and pizza places are open late.”

Which nationality of food is your favorite?

“Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Indian – in that order (laughs).”

Anything in there inedible? 

“There are a few old things that I wouldn’t eat any more, I should throw them away (laughs).”

Finally, what are your three favorite meals?

“Spicy chicken soup, steak and fried chicken.”  

Which...?

Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi

Milk or beer? Beer

Coffee or tea? Coffee

Marj’ or butter? Butter (Aren't they the same thing?)

Salt or pepper? Salt

Chocolate or cheese? Chocolate

White or brown bread? Wheat, actually

Pasta or rice? It's a tie

Sweet or savory? Sweet

Missus’s or mother’s cooking? Wife

THE STATS

It’s estimated 95 billion packets of ramen instant noodles are sold.worldwide each year.

THE FACTS

Soy sauce boasts the same taste, but half the sodium content, of table salt.

THE INFO

The flavonoids in grape juice prevent the oxidation of bad cholesterol.