Junior Dos Santos will enter Saturday significantly slimmer than usual, but there’s a gameplan behind his trimmed-down physique. Dos Santos, who takes on fellow knockout artist Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 252, and has gone through a body transformation in the lead-up to the fight. He’s been on a ketogenic diet, which has rendered him noticeably smaller, causing many to speculate that he’s working on a move down to light heavyweight. But Dos Santos (21-7 MMA, 15-6 UFC) explained that he’s trimmed down in size to allow one of his best attributes as a heavyweight – his speed – to shine. “More weight doesn’t mean that you’re stronger,” Dos Santos told reporters, including MMA Junkie, during Wednesday’s UFC 252 virtual media day. “Not for me, actually.
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