Russian coach Victoria Dudakova Hasanali Hasanaliev explained to how the athlete’s weight loss will take place before the UFC tournament on August 3 in Abu Dhabi.
Undefeated 25-year-old Russian Victoria Dudakova made her UFC debut in July 2023 and has two wins in the promotion, competing in the bantamweight division (up to 52.7 kg). On August 3, Dudakova will face American Sam Hughes in a tournament in Abu Dhabi. Before the fight, the Russian held a training camp in Alicante at the gym of UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria.
— Will the weight race go well, will you enter the category?
– I think everything should be fine. Victoria is pushing more weight than ever, I can tell you officially – 11.5 kg.
— You have a few intermediate checkpoints.
— Our nutritionist Shamil Suleymanov notes it. We have our own plan: we know when and how much to weigh. Yesterday, Vika even ate ice cream to be in a good mood before training. On July 15, we are flying to Dubai, on the 13th, Vika should weigh 58.5 kg. Now we are getting closer to these indicators. Because the load continues and we do not relieve it. In addition, there were guys weighing 68-69 kg in the gym. When Vika works with such large men, it requires physics. They are difficult to hold, difficult to move, they simply weigh 10 kg more than Vika. And if you are already determined to lose weight, you simply will not have enough power to work with them.
— Last time, you withdrew from the battle because of poisoning. How can you insure yourself against that?
— There will be no problems in Dubai. We will buy food and cook ourselves in peace. There are many restaurants and cafes in the UAE where you can come and eat in peace. The problem with Atlantic City was that it was a gambling area and a small town, and there was only fast food. There was a restaurant where we registered after the weigh-in, but we had to wait an hour and a half. We had to eat what they gave us at the UFC, that is, frozen food, which we do not know how it was transported and how it was stored. We ate pasta, but Victoria still does not see the meat and tomatoes that were in it. It is the meat and tomatoes that come from there, ”Hasanaliev said in an interview with .
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