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Weight-cutting specialist George Lockhart: Health, safety 'won't resonate' with young fighters like 'performance'

Weight-management specialist, George Lockhart, spoke with MMAmania.com about his company, FitnessVT, how he got his start, the risks and issues from cutting weight improperly, and what he is setting out to do in mixed martial arts (MMA).

George Lockhart is coming off one of his busiest weeks of his career as a weight-management specialist. There were three consecutive cards that took place this month, culminating with UFC 194, and he had fighters on each one of them.

His company, FitnessVT, handled around one dozen fighters on UFC's roster for the trilogy of fight cards including: Conor McGregor, Chad Mendes, Frankie Edgar and Paige VanZant.