Jon Tuck Explains His Method For Helping Beneil Dariush Drop Weight

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Jon Tuck, who will be in Beneil Dariush’s corner tonight at UFC 216, spoke about how the fighter used green tea to cut weight prior to the event. Dariush will fight Evan Dunham (18-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) tonight and will kick off the PPV portion, following preliminary fights on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. Here are highlights:

On flushing out the system to help weight loss: “We just take tea, just the week of the fight. If you’re cutting weight, sometimes it’s hard to use the restroom, because you’re all backed up. You’re dry, just running dry.”

On the tea working: “Man, I swear, if it was not six pounds, it was seven pounds I lost just by using the restroom. I was like, ‘Hell yeah.’ All (due to) tea, bro.”