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International society of sports nutrition position stand

Nutrition and weight cut strategies for mixed martial arts and other combat sports

Anthony A Ricci, Cassandra Evans, Charles Stull, Corey A Peacock, Duncan N French, Jeffery R Stout, David H Fukuda, Paul La Bounty, Douglas Kalman, Andrew J Galpin, Jaime Tartar, Sarah Johnson, Richard B Kreider, Chad M Kerksick, Bill I Campbell, Aaron Jeffery, Chris Algieri, Jose Antonio. 2025. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition.

Read the full textDOI 10.1080/15502783.2025.2467909PubMed 40059405

The medical question

How do preparation and weight-management practices affect a fighter’s health?

This evidence helps define research questions about the medical consequences of preparation, dehydration and recovery. It connects the demands of making weight with the Fight Medicine Research Institute’s wider responsibility for a fighter’s health.

Summary

The International Society of Sports Nutrition sets out its position on fight-camp nutrition, weight management and post-weigh-in recovery, drawing on the reviewed literature.

What the abstract reports

  • The society sets out 16 position points developed from a literature review and approved by its research committee.
  • The points cover weight categories and weigh-in timing, energy systems, body weight between fight camps, supplements, calorie reduction during fight camp and recovery after weigh-in.

Publication status and notices

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Society position statement informed by literature review in Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. PubMed publication type: Journal Article; Review.

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Article details

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Published online
9 March 2025
Issue date
31 December 2025, volume 22, issue 1
Repository date
9 March 2025 (Europe PMC first-publication date)
Date used here
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Rights
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