Issue 115
June 2014
Fight camp fuel from inside the ice-boxes of champions. So, does the UFC lightweight really keep a dead cat in his fridge?
What are the five must-haves in your ice-box?
“Peanut butter and jelly. Those are the fat-kid foods I have to have around. Milk, because I like to make chocolate shakes. Yogurt and cheese. That’s random stuff.”
What do you gorge on?
“Pizza. Absolutely, pizza.”
What do you cheat with?
“I tend to cheat with healthier cheats. Usually my cheat days are still relatively healthy.”
Do you keep anything other than frozen peas in your freezer?
“I have a big block of chili and lots of ice packs for my old-ass body. And a dead cat. I keep a dead cat in there, just for s**ts and giggles. That’s borderline serial killer stuff right there. I can’t wait to see what this looks like in print.”
(Editor’s note: PETA, he’s joking!)
What’s your favorite bottled sauce?
“Sriracha.”
What’s your favorite dessert?
“Ben and Jerry’s ice cream; the one that has cookie dough and brownies in it.”
What’s your own signature dish?
“I cook when I’m dieting. I can knock up a mean box of couscous.”
What’s your favorite meal during fight camp?
“Three ounces of turkey breast, 4oz of sweet potatoes and 5oz of asparagus. Not that I know those measurements exactly or anything.”
What meal do you eat after the weigh-in?
“I stay pretty strict, but one thing I do have whenever I’ve won a fight is pancakes. I have to have pancakes.”
What food do you look forward to after a fight?
“Either burgers and fries, red meat or, again, it’s pizza. I’m like a Ninja Turtle I like pizza so much. Me and John Dodson go on a pizza date after our fights. We are never on the same card but we fight close together. If I fight first I wait for him and if he fights before me he waits for me and we go on a pizza date. He’s tried to kiss me a few times.”
Which nationality of food is your favorite?
“Mexican, if I had to pick one. It has all of my favorite starches and cheeses.”
Anything in your fridge inedible?
“When I’m cutting weight I get spaced out sometimes and I’ve put my phone in there. My pals have given me a ton of s**t for it.”
LOVES
Pizza
HATES
Anything that isn’t Pizza!
Which...?
Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi
Milk or beer? Milk
Coffee or tea? Coffee
Marj’ or butter? Butter
Salt or pepper? Both
Chocolate or cheese? Chocolate
White or brown bread? Brown
Pasta or rice? Pasta
Sweet or savory? Savory
Your wife or Mom's cooking? Mom's
THE STATS
Asparagus is high in vitamin A,.folic acid and dietary fiber which all wage war on cancer.
THE FACTS
Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamin B6 to help fight against heart disease.
THE INFO
There’s 6g protein and only 176 calories in one cup of couscous.
