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Jake Shields, Mac Danzig, Jon Fitch, Aaron Simpson Vicious UFC Vegetarians

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, April 11th, 2011 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

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They’re rough. They throw punches. But they won’t bite you if you’ve ever had a mother.

Four MMA fighters who follow vegetarian diets were recently highlighted on the home page of UFC.com, the Ultimate Fighting Championship website.

Jake Shields, Mac Danzig, Aaron Simpson and Jon Fitch are four men that do a fine job of representing both UFC and vegetarianaism.

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Jon Fitch Or Jake Shields–Who Would You [MMA Fighter Edition]

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink, Polls/Surveys, Who Would You.

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The doctor is in and has given his expert opinion on whether tofu stir fry and coconut milk hinder the ability of athletes like Jon Fitch and Jake Shields to perform.

Medical columnist for MMA Junkie, Dr. Johnny Benjamin states: “As long as the total calorie intake remains constant between vegans and meat-eaters, it really doesn’t matter the source – where it’s plants or meat (we’re obviously not talking junk food here). Also, with the abundance of high-quality supplements and vitamins, ingesting the necessary amounts of amino acids and trace minerals is not very difficult for vegetarians.”

Read more of Dr. Benjamin’s opinion on veg athletes here. In the meantime, which Dr. approved fighter would you rather…

Jon Fitch