Issue 096

December 2012

The UFC veteran, and Tito Ortiz’s first management signee, reveals the contents of his striker’s backpack

14OZ REYES BOXING GLOVES

“When it comes to boxing kit, these guys are pretty much the boxing company that have been around the longest. You used to have to go to Mexico to get their gloves, but they’ve just opened up an outlet here in California. I spent $140 on these because the quality is so good. I have some Winning USA gloves that cost around $300 too, but I still prefer the Reyes ones. These are my favorite pair of boxing gloves I’ve had so far.”

BAD BOY BACKPACK

“I drive a street bike, so I use my Bad Boy backpack to carry my gear. It’s made out of gi material, and I throw all my stuff in there. I got my mouthguard, shin guards, gloves, Vaseline, all that stuff. Obviously, I’ve got a change of clothes too, and my iPod all inside this bag. It can hold quite a bit.”

12OZ FAIRTEX BAG GLOVES

“I use these for bag training, just because they’re a little smaller. I don’t like to use MMA gloves when I’m hitting mitts because there’s a chance I’ll tweak my wrists, so I use these instead.”

BUILT TO FIGHT SHIN GUARDS

“I actually wear women’s shin guards instead of men’s. When they make shin guards for women, they tend to make them a little bit thicker, so I wear those instead. That way I don’t get any lumps and bruises on my shins and I can kick guys as hard as I want without feeling bad.”

PARROT JUICE COCONUT WATER

“This coconut water comes in a can and I like it because it has a little bit of sugar in it, so it tastes sweet. I usually have one of those huge cans before practice and then I’ll have another one after practice. If I pound down one before practice, I won’t need to drink any water during practice because I’ve got all the electrolytes I need. It’s hugely beneficial for me.”

WAR HANDWRAPS

“I usually wrap my own hands and put tape over it because I don’t want to hurt my wrists. I’ll wear hand wraps and gloves and still bruise up my guy’s hands, so I know I can hit hard enough that I have to worry about hurting my wrists. The War handwraps do a pretty good job of taking care of them.”

PUNISHMENT SIGNATURE T-SHIRT

“Punishment Athletics have a signature T-shirt for me, so I usually train in that so I can advertise it and get it out there for people to see. It’s always top-quality stuff, too, that really lasts.”

DATES

“I usually have a bag of dates in my bag. They’re a really simple carbohydrate, and if you eat 10 of them that’s the equivalent to your whole days’ nutritional value of carbohydrate.”