# MMA Fighter And Coach Santino DeFranco Fight Ready How To Get Fit And Lose Weight

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Podcast: [Arroe Collins: Unplugged & Totally Uncut](https://stenobird.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut-8291)
Published: 2026-05-29T20:00:03+00:00
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## Resource

FIGHT READY: How to Get Fit, Lose Weight, and Kick Ass in Everything You Do (St. Martin's Press Griffin Original, On Sale Date May 19, 2026, $25.00), by Santino DeFranco, is the complete sports performance book, but is actually also the complete non-sports performance book - as many of the concepts can be used in myriad facets of life. DeFranco is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, former professional MMA fighter and current MMA coach and trainer, and with this thorough guide he gives readers the knowledge to reach their performance ceiling by cutting through so much of the blather other "gurus" try to sell.DeFranco presents a step-by-step guide on how to improve overall performance, sports or otherwise. He covers the intense nature needed to persevere through adversity, how to handle nerves and anxiety, and how best we can all learn to channel negative energy into making us more physically and mentally fit and for competitive athletes, the best we can be. Covering strength, conditioning, nutrition, supplements, recovery, and - this is key in all walks of life - the importance of proper sleep, FIGHT READY , gives the reader the knowledge to be prepared physically and mentally whatever the task at hand may be. Through healthy, gimmick-free, easy-to-understand techniques, DeFranco's book helps readers learn how to lose weight and keep it off while improving strength and endurance and simultaneously upgrading mental acuity towards their health. What inspired the author, with a round-the-clock jammed-packed schedule, to add this task to his every-busy-day? DeFranco notes the extreme weight cuts many MMA fighters go through, with many of them ranging from borderline obese to rapid weight drops and then up to the apex of performance all within a few weeks. For anyone, especia…

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