Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos has been spending plenty of time in quarantine trying out a new diet to drop some weight.
“Cigano” posted a picture on his Instagram showing the progress he has made since switching to a ketogenic diet to keep his weight lower whilst doing less physical activity during quarantine.
The Brazilian has lost 10lbs in just 15 days whilst being on the ketogenic diet and has been posting photos that have prompted fans to question whether a move to 205lbs is on the cards. “Cigano” caught up with MMA Fighting and explained that he plans to keep going on the diet for longer than 15 days as he feels very good at the moment.
“(Thursday) is the last day, but I asked them if we can continue doing it because I’m feeling very good. I would normally be around 247 since I wasn’t training harder, but I was getting heavier.
My goal is to stay light so I can get back to training right away, when I have a fight booked. If I can stay around 238 and 242, that’s important for me, because I move a lot. I’ll benefit from my speed, one of my main characteristics. I will be faster.”
Regarding the possibility of dropping down to the light heavyweight division, dos Santos concedes that is will be incredibly difficult to do so but says nothing is impossible. The heavyweight knockout artist says he would need a strong motivation to make the cut and that motivation would be a shot at Jon Jones.
“My main curiosity of one day making 205 is not about how I would feel at that weight, but to be able to face the man that is the greatest of the moment, Jon Jones. Who wouldn’t like to fight Jon Jones one day? I’m no different. One of the goals before I end my career would be to fight Jon Jones. But that’s part of the plans, our wishes, my dreams, so let’s see how things play out.
I would sit down with my doctors, make a plan, a strategy. I would obviously need a bit more time to make weight well, but we would make that happen.”
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