Felice Herrig aims to help female athletes with nutrition
Former UFC strawweight competitor Felice Herrig recently retired from combat sports competition but now has her mind set on helping other female athletes with information on nutrition and dieting.
“Lil’ Bulldog” wrote on Instagram:
“* you look so unhealthy *
Is what everyone would say when I would weigh in. And yes that would be correct. Although I wasn’t trying to be unhealthy.
“Weight cutting is just a part of the sport.
115 was always too light for me and 125 was always too heavy. Unfortunately there’s no 120 lb division in mma. So I spent many years not being so kind to my body.
I wouldn’t take any of it back. But cutting down to 115lbs was not the easiest and probably not the healthiest either.
“Now that I’m retired I’m working hard on finding a healthy balance .
I have an 80/20 rule with food. I’ve always had a healthy lifestyle but it can be hard for me at times not to go to complete EXTREMES I am trying my best
“The next venture for me is to get certified in nutrition so I can help female athletes cut weight properly and in a more healthy fashion.”
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Herrig, 39, retired from MMA in 2022 after losing to Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Vegas 56, but then it was announced that she had signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Although she never competed for BKFC, Herrig continued to train and then had the boxing competition last summer.
She was a pioneer in women’s MMA, competing in multiple combat sports for various promotions before becoming a star on the Ultimate Fighter Season 20.
