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UFC 320 + UFC BJJ 3, it’s a wrap!An intense week that started in Italy, where I spent a month after Khamzat’s title win,...
10/06/2025

UFC 320 + UFC BJJ 3, it’s a wrap!

An intense week that started in Italy, where I spent a month after Khamzat’s title win, then back to the U.S. straight to Las Vegas for overlapping Fight Weeks. in MMA, and in Jiu-Jitsu.

Absolutely positive results for the team, and especially for Edman’s weight management. An athlete, a friend, someone I’ve had the fortune to know since the beginning of his UFC career. Every camp we make progress, making weight cuts more sustainable. This time we bought an assault bike the day before the cut, set it up in the living room in front of the TV, and managed to cut weight in less than 90 minutes at Edman’s place after a full rest day.

UFC 320 | Good vibes only | 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇦🇲
10/01/2025

UFC 320 | Good vibes only | 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇦🇲

Good friends, Jiu-Jitsu, Dogs, and Glaciers.I’m going to miss you!
09/28/2025

Good friends, Jiu-Jitsu, Dogs, and Glaciers.
I’m going to miss you!

Eleven days out from UFC 320 weigh-ins, and as I do every week, I’ve been reviewing the adjustments to Edmen Shahbazyan’...
09/22/2025

Eleven days out from UFC 320 weigh-ins, and as I do every week, I’ve been reviewing the adjustments to Edmen Shahbazyan’s nutrition plan before sending him the updated protocol. Looking at the numbers, I’m impressed with how far we’ve come in maintaining both high calories and high carbohydrate intake as the fight approaches.

Beyond being an incredibly relatable person, Edmen is also one of the athletes with whom I’ve had the smoothest and most consistent weight cuts. His walk-around weight in the offseason rarely exceeds 210 lbs, and we typically begin preparing his weight cut well before a contract is even signed. That foundation is what allows us to arrive at this point with confidence.

The data shared here reflects average values, on rest days, carbohydrate intake decreases and fat intake rises, while on training days the reverse occurs.

I can’t wait for our next fight week.

Eat your greens! Saturday activities with my friend Pietro
09/13/2025

Eat your greens!
Saturday activities with my friend Pietro

As long as I can remember, I’ve always liked a good scrap!A thirteen years old me (in the center top with the buzz cut) ...
09/12/2025

As long as I can remember, I’ve always liked a good scrap!

A thirteen years old me (in the center top with the buzz cut) before a waterpolo game. I actually wanted to play rugby at that age, but my mother didn’t allow me.

I can’t believe it’s been over 20 years. Time flies!

The trip home continues.First the University of Padua (I got admitted to its Pharmacy school, but decided to be the fami...
09/11/2025

The trip home continues.

First the University of Padua (I got admitted to its Pharmacy school, but decided to be the family’s black sheep and attend Rome instead). It was founded in 1222 and it is the second oldest university in the world. The medical school here is where modern medicine was born and you can feel the weight of that history in the walls.

Then the farmer’s market because, as they used to say in Ancient Rome “a healthy mind in a heathy body”.

Back in Italy for a month and it’s been amazing to catch up with friends. some I’ve known since childhood, others I’ve m...
09/08/2025

Back in Italy for a month and it’s been amazing to catch up with friends. some I’ve known since childhood, others I’ve met along the MMA journey. One of them is Simone, a former pro fighter who stepped away from the cage to become a strength and conditioning coach.

I enjoy spending time with people who are willing to put in the work. Simone is over 10 years younger than me, and has a remarkable work ethic. We decided to spice up the legendary “52 galleries” hike, used by Italian soldiers in WWI to hide from the Austrians, by adding 700 push-ups along the way.

Great times, good dudes, amazing dogs, and nothing beats being back in my mountains.

Life in combat sports isn’t built on shortcuts. It’s not easy for the fighters, and it’s not easy for anyone trying to e...
08/18/2025

Life in combat sports isn’t built on shortcuts. It’s not easy for the fighters, and it’s not easy for anyone trying to earn their place in this field.

A friend just sent this photo from almost ten years ago. At the time, I was in Italy finishing a second degree while doing a mentorship with Dr. in England, a highly regarded performance nutritionist who worked with athletes like Jimi Manuwa.

I would fly into London Stansted, crash at the airport for the first night, catch the early train to Norwich, spend the second night in an Airbnb room, and then return to the airport floor before my first flight home the following morning, since there wasn’t enough time to make it back the same day.

It wasn’t glamorous, but it was a choice. In my 20s, I decided I’d rather invest in knowledge and experience. Looking back, I wouldn’t change a thing.
That’s how this journey started, and it’s been one hell of a ride!

UFC 311 most hated trio 😂
08/16/2025

UFC 311 most hated trio 😂

We don’t really like to cut more than needed, I promise! 😅
08/15/2025

We don’t really like to cut more than needed, I promise! 😅

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Perform as a professional athlete, eat as an authentic Italian! Matteo Capodaglio, Director of Performance Doctor of Pharmacy MS Human Nutrition Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine Former Researcher at the World Anti Doping Laboratory in Rome, Italy Affiliate Member of the British Pharmacological Society Member of the International Society of Sports Nutrition