Britain's Leon Edwards has spent 10 weeks altering his body clock to prepare for the defence of his welterweight title against Belal Muhammad at UFC 304.
When Leon Edwards and his team got together to discuss the implications of fighting at 5am, there was one man who knew first hand of its significance.
Birmingham's Edwards, 32, will make the third defence of his belt against American Belal Muhammad in the main event ofThe opening bout starts at 23:00 BST, with the card timed to cater to the audience in the United States, which is five to eight hours behind the UK for the vast majority of Americans.
Sullivan recommend a sleep and performance specialist he'd worked with previously called Dr Ian Dunican. For this camp, on the advice of Dunican, Edwards has been gradually shifting his timings later over a 10-week period so as it gets closer to fight week, he will be waking up five hours later at 13:00 BST, training at 17:00-18:00 and 21:00-22:00, before going to bed at 05:00.
"We're natural animals, we see the sun and want to wake up, so we got blackout curtains, really high quality eye masks, and made sure he got sun exposure when he woke up," said Sullivan.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Leon Edwards’ opponent plans to start brawl like Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor at UFC 304...Leon Edwards reveals his goal to become Britain’s first two-weight UFC champion after Belal Muhammad fight
Read more »
– Leon Edwards divides fans with footage of incredible trick shot ahead of UFC 304...UFC star Leon Edwards pulls off absolutely insane trick shot as he runs past fans in the park
Read more »
UFC Manchester 304: Michael Bisping's 2016 triumph & a young Leon Edwards shines in picturesAll the best pictures from the last time UFC went to Manchester, including Michael Bisping's title triumph and a young Leon Edwards.
Read more »
– Leon Edwards in stitches as UFC 304 opponent is compared to Canelo Alvarez...Throwback to when Leon Edwards transformed into Conor McGregor with strut and interview after epic KO
Read more »
UFC 304 in Manchester: Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall serenaded by crowd at news conferenceLeon Edwards and Tom Aspinall are serenaded by the crowd in at a passionate news conference in Manchester before the pair's title defences against American opponents at UFC 304 on Saturday.
Read more »
Dana White flinches and security intervene as Leon Edwards lunges at UFC 304 opponent Belal Muhammad...Leon Edwards reveals his goal to become Britain’s first two-weight UFC champion after Belal Muhammad fight
Read more »