Volkanovski: "Weight lifting is a small thing compared to gaining muscle mass"

"You know what I've learned? Weight training is a trifle compared to gaining muscle mass. In preparation for Makhachev, I ate so much..... I never thought I'd be crying about overeating.

I was eating 4-5 thousand calories a day. It was mostly healthy food - proteins and carbohydrates. It was a real nightmare," Volkanovski said on his YouTube channel.

Recall that last year Makhachev and Volkanovski met twice in the octagon, and both times the Russian won.