How to lose 17 pounds in a week: The (brutal) UFC weight cut diet

From the sauna to the steak house, SI followed fighter Gian Villante as he went through the process of making weight—and then regaining it—ahead of UFC 159 in April 2013. Now, ahead of UFC 205 in New York City, we revisit his weight cut as he describes the process of being a fighter in an SI.com series.