Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-24-2023
Publication Title
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Keywords
Weight cuts, weight loss, female athletes, mixed martial arts
ISSN
1550-2783
Volume
20
Issue/No.
1
First Page
2247384
Abstract
It is common practice for fight sport athletes to use a variety of weight manipulation strategies to compete in desired weight classes. Although numerous studies have highlighted rapid weight loss (RWL) strategies and the magnitude of weight loss, few have focused specifically on weight loss in female fighters. The purpose of this study was to provide descriptive information on professional UFC female fighters engaging in RWL in all women’s UFC weight divisions: strawweight (52.2 kg): flyweight (56.7 kg); bantamweight (61.2 kg); featherweight (65.8 kg).
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
NSUWorks Citation
Evans, Cassandra; Stull, Charles; Sanders, Gabriel; Ricci, Anthony A.; French, Duncan; Antonio, Jose; and Peacock, Corey, "Weight cutting in female UFC fighters" (2023). HPD Articles. 277.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_facarticles/277
ORCID ID
DOI
10.1080/15502783.2023.2247384
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
