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Alex Milne

Deontay Wilder's heavyweight diet includes eggs McMuffins and huge steaks

Deontay Wilder has revealed his daily diet ahead of his clash with Luis Ortiz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Wilder beat Ortiz in 2018 in a topsy-turvy fight, with 'The Bronze Bomber' eventually winning by technical knockout in the tenth round.

If Wilder overcomes Ortiz this weekend he could be set for a mouthwatering rematch with Tyson Fury following their draw last year, with February 22 2020 the proposed date.

And Wilder took AL.com through exactly what he is required to eat in order to prepare him for his fights.

"I eat me a good breakfast from pancakes, to Polish sausage, to patty sausage and some good eggs," he said.

Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz face off ahead of their fight on Saturday (Scott Kirkland/Fox Sports/Pictur/REX)

"One morning I will eat egg McMuffins and it will rotate throughout breakfast time with that.

"I come back again at 11.30am, eat a nice Alfredo chicken pasta with corn on the cob, maybe have some nice garlic bread toasted alongside that with a protein shake. I will also have a protein shake in the morning with the breakfast.

"2pm will be a sandwich, you know, maybe ham and cheese, maybe tuna, with two boiled eggs.

"The 5 o'clock [meal] will consist of a Salisbury steak, with mashed potatoes and green beans and I eat a lot of red potatoes; I eat a lot of yams.

“And then a 7.30pm, I have a nice T-Bone steak, some more red potatoes, we might have some squash in there and some green beans."

Wilder is the big favourite for the bout (Stephanie Trapp/TGB Promotions)

Despite the huge amount of food he is expected to consume on daily basis, Wilder revealed he does not actually have a big appetite, and simply follows the orders his team give him.

He continued: "Each day is different, with different meals that come with it. But that mostly sums it up.

"They just feed me the food, I just eat it! My stomach sometimes can be so fat that I have to rub it for hours. I’m not a big eater!"

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