MMA Fighters Who Use CBD

MMA Fighters Who Use CBD

In MMA, more fighters are now using CBD supplements to improve their training. Many fighters have discovered that CBD can do everything from provide pain-relief, anti-inflammatory effects, improve their sleep, and mood.

Here is a list of some of the most known MMA fighters who use CBD supplements. Check out the list of fighters below and see how CBD has benefited them presented by Mystic Lab’s Delta 8 Gummies.

Rafael Lovato Jr

Rafael Lovato Jr

First on our list of MMA fighters who use CBD is former Bellator Middleweight Champion Rafael Lovato Jr. Rafael is one of the first American BJJ world champions, who transitioned to MMA and also became a champion.

For quite a few years, Lovato Jr has been proudly sponsored by different CBD companies. 

The former champion has been practicing martial arts for decades and claims smart training and CBD has helped him continue training.

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Yair Rodriguez

Yair Rodriguez

El Pantera Yair Rodriguez is another one of the top MMA fighters who use CBD products. Rodriguez is known for his dynamic striking abilities that has made him one of the world’s top featherweights.

Throughout his fighting career, Yair has been a staunch supporter of CBD products that he claims has improved his health. After hard training sessions, he uses CBD products to help him recover and improve his training.

Throughout his career, Yair has been sponsored by different CBD companies and happily promotes them, because he believes in them.

Bas Rutten

Bas Rutten

Bas Rutten is one of the legendary MMA fighters who uses CBD products. For those that know Bas, they know that he has endured a lot of pain from his long fighting career. 

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The former Pancrase champion’s pain was so severe that it caused him to develop an opioid addiction. Bas claims by discovering the benefits of CBD, he was able to kick his opioid habit and improve his health.

Since overcoming his opioid addiction, Bas has become a huge advocate for CBD. He believes if he discovered the benefits of CBD earlier, he would’ve never used opioids to deal with his pain.

Donald Cerrone

Donald Cerrone

One of the most known MMA fighters who use CBD is fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Throughout most of his career, Cerrone has used different CBD products to improve his training.

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Cowboy has been a big advocate of CBD for years and was one of the first high-profile fighters to openly use it. His encouragement for fighters to use CBD products has helped them get used more by fighters within the sport.

Nate Diaz

Nate Diaz

We couldn’t make a list of MMA fighters who use CBD without mentioning fan favorite Nate Diaz. For years, Nate has been open about his use of both cannabis and CBD.

Nate and his brother Nick have been longtime CBD advocates, who have talked about the benefits of using it. Through their success, the Diaz brothers created their own CBD company called Game Up Nutrition. 

They now sell their own natural superfoods and top-quality cannabinoid infused supplements.