UFC: Israel Adesanya has ‘no need to bulk right up’ for Jan Blachowicz fight, says his dietitian
- Fight dietitian Jordi Sullivan says ‘we are definitely not worried about the weight’ as middleweight champ bids for 205-pound title
- ‘He’s not small as everyone says, he’s a beast ... what’s he gonna be like when he’s just fuelled to the rim and coming out swinging?’
UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya will make the move up to light heavyweight to challenge 205-pound king Jan Blachowicz on March 6 at UFC 259.
Rarefied “champ champ” status awaits for “The Last Stylebender”, who could become just the fifth UFC fighter to hold titles in two weight divisions simultaneously.
Normally such a bid for glory requires precise calculation from a fighter’s team, but Adesanya’s dietitian Jordi Sullivan has revealed the 31-year-old Nigerian-Kiwi doesn’t even need to make drastic changes, such is his natural strength and ability.
“I’m super excited but I don’t think the weight ... we’re definitely not worried about that,” Sullivan told SCMP MMA.
“I’m not gonna reveal too much about what we’re doing but it’s not that drastic a change, because Israel doesn’t cut a heap of weight [at 185 pounds].
