Leon Edwards h͏as alwa͏͏͏͏͏y͏͏s b͏͏e͏en r͏͏ec͏͏ogniz͏e͏d͏͏ as on͏͏e of the ͏most ͏a͏͏t͏hle͏t͏ica͏l͏͏l͏͏y bu͏ilt͏ fight͏͏er͏s o͏n ͏the ͏͏entire ͏UF͏C roster. ͏Th͏e we͏lterw͏e͏i͏͏ght c͏͏͏͏͏h͏a͏͏m͏pion of ͏th͏͏e ͏͏wo͏͏rld͏͏ ͏͏͏is ͏all s͏e͏͏͏t to ͏def͏end ͏h͏is͏ t͏i͏tl͏e ͏o͏͏n͏c͏͏e aga͏i͏n at ͏͏UF͏C 304 ag͏ai͏ns͏t B͏ela͏͏l͏ ͏M͏uhamm͏ad. As͏ the ͏day of th͏͏͏e ͏fi͏n͏͏al͏ ͏͏cl͏ash ͏͏͏dr͏aws͏ nea͏͏r, the͏͏re ar͏͏͏͏e certai͏͏n p͏͏ic͏͏͏͏͏tures ͏flo͏a͏t͏ing arou͏͏nd the r͏͏ealm of ͏͏s͏oci͏al͏ media th͏at ͏h͏as͏͏ ͏͏lef͏t ͏͏t͏he͏ MMA͏͏͏ fa͏͏ns in aw͏͏e.  T͏h͏e͏ 17͏͏0 ͏͏͏l͏bs͏ ͏ch͏ampio͏n͏͏ ͏sta͏n͏͏͏d͏s ͏1͏88 ͏cm ͏͏t͏͏al͏l͏ ͏a͏͏nd͏ ͏w͏eigh͏͏͏s a lot more tha͏n ͏17͏0 lb͏s outside camp,͏ b͏u͏t he a͏lways͏͏ ͏m͏ana͏͏͏ges͏͏͏ t͏o͏ ͏͏c͏ut ͏h͏is͏ ͏we͏i͏ght͏ ͏p͏͏erfect͏͏͏ly͏ by͏ ͏figh͏t ͏d͏ay. Thi͏͏s͏ ͏͏seems͏ to͏ be͏ ͏͏hap͏pe͏ni͏n͏g aga͏i͏n f͏or͏ ͏UFC M͏a͏nc͏͏h͏e͏͏s͏t͏er͏.

“This strategy, among a few others, is what allows elite level fighters to drop over 10% of their body weight in just a matter of days,” said Edwards’ Dietician Jordan Sullivan. A recent video has been floating around social media which showcases, how Edwards manages to cut down nearly 17 lbs in 5 days. Let’s have a look at the breakdown.

Breaking down Leon Edwards’ gameplan to cut weight

Leon Edwards is just hours away from fighting Belal Muhammad to defend his title. Their initial clash happened way back in 2021, ‘Rocky’ was dominating Muhammad in that clash but the fight had to be stopped due to the fact that Edwards dramatically poked Muhammad’s eye. Three years have passed since that incident and fate has again brought them face-to-face. A video has been making some noise in the realm of MMA which showcased how Edwards cuts his weight for his fight and it has caught the attention of the fans.

At the start of the video, we could witness ‘Rocky’ getting ready for the weight cut. At first, the video states that Edwards needs to cut 13 lbs within 14 hours, and to achieve that the first thing the champion needs is to keep the heart rate low and continue sweating. A 60-minute low heart rate training followed by 20 minutes of sauna at 60 degrees Celsius or 140 degrees Fahrenheit helped him maintain his heart level and shed some sweat.

After the sauna and training, Edwards grabbed a scoop of ice cream and strawberries before sleeping for a good 8 hours. After waking up from his beauty as well as tactical sleep ‘Rocky’ had to go through a bath which is set at 39 degrees Celsius or  102 degrees Fahrenheit for a good 45 minutes. At the end of the video, Edwards grabs another bowl of ice cream and strawberries before making his weight successfully.

The entire video is just a speed run of what fighters had to go through in order to fight. It showcases the BTS scenes of the fighter’s life. Interstingly, Leon Edwards’s dietician has revealed some of the secrets of the champ’s amazing Greek god physique, let us have a look at it.

‘Rocky’ follows a rigorous diet to cut weight

When you are the ͏welterwei͏ght͏ ch͏ampion͏ of the ͏world, the comm͏unity͏ expec͏ts noth͏ing ͏but per͏fectio͏n from y͏ou͏, a͏nd tha͏t pre͏ss͏ure has been w͏eighing on Leon Edwards. In order to keep his diet in check, Edwards has asked Jordan Sullivan to be a part of his team. The @the_fightdietician in a video on the 25th of July revealed what he does to keep ‘Rocky’s weight in check.

The dietician explained that Leon Edwards follows a strict diet that consists of four meals and 4 healthy snacks. His day starts with a healthy yet tasty chili vegetarian omelet as his first meal. Followed by mixed berries and protein shaken in water along with 3g of creatine for snacks. The second meal of the day consists of something with more protein and it is a carnivore steak with an avocado. Edwards then consumes a coconut PB & chocolate chips for a snack. His third meal consists of lemon butter chicken thighs. At the end of the day ‘Rocky’ consumes a fillet of lemon herb salmon.

According to Sullivan, this is one of the best diets one could consume to balance his protein intake as well as cut weight. What’s your take on Leon Edwards’s diet? State your thoughts in the comments below.