The fight capital of the world deserves fight-tested weight cut protocols. UFC-level expertise, delivered remotely through science and AI.
Every major fight card in Las Vegas has at least one fighter who missed weight. The commission scale doesn't care about your effort, your brand, or your ranking — you either make the number or you don't. In a city where fights happen almost weekly at the Apex, T-Mobile Arena, and the MGM Grand, the demand for reliable weight cut management has never been higher. Fighters are realizing that leaving their cut to gym folklore is a career risk they can't afford.
Las Vegas isn't just where fights happen — it's where careers are made or broken on a scale. Missing weight costs fighters 20-30% of their purse, damages their reputation, and can mean the difference between a title shot and getting cut from the roster.
Nelson Marques, RD, CSSD, has managed weight cuts for professional UFC fighters with zero missed weights. His approach combines gradual body composition manipulation during camp with precise water and sodium protocols during fight week — all monitored through the Calsanova AI platform for real-time adjustments.
A complete weight management arc — not just a fight-week hack.
We analyze your body composition, walking weight, and competitive history to determine if you are in the optimal weight class — or if a move up or down makes strategic sense.
Controlled caloric manipulation across the training camp. We reduce body fat gradually so fight week is about fine-tuning, not crisis management.
A precise daily protocol for the final 7 days: sodium loading and depletion, fluid timing, fiber manipulation, and a fully mapped post-weigh-in recovery plan to restore performance capacity.
Yes. Most of the weight cut protocol happens during camp — wherever you train. For fight week in Las Vegas, we provide a detailed day-by-day plan covering meals, fluid intake, sodium timing, and post-weigh-in recovery. We stay in contact throughout via Calsanova and direct messaging.
The UFC Performance Institute serves a broad roster with institutional protocols. We provide highly individualized, one-on-one attention through your entire camp and fight week. You are not sharing your dietitian with 30 other fighters during the most critical week of your preparation.
We have managed cuts across multiple weight classes from flyweight through heavyweight in MMA, as well as boxing and wrestling weight classes. The protocols are the same in principle — the variables change based on your body composition, walking weight, and timeline.
Get a weight cut protocol built by a dietitian who has managed UFC-level cuts — and never had a fighter miss the mark.
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