The first time Charles Rosa was flown out to a UFC event it wasn't for his skills in the cage -- it was for his abilities in the kitchen.
Four years ago, Rosa was just an amateur fighter when MMA nutrition guru George Lockhart called upon him to help with Rory MacDonald's weight cut ahead of MacDonald's fight with B.J. Penn. Lockhart flew Rosa to Seattle before UFC on FOX 5 and put him up in the Grand Hyatt, the host hotel.
"I got like the royal treatment," Rosa said with a laugh.