Mike Dolce  Mike Dolce (born April 15, 1976) is an American trainer, strength and conditioning coach, weight-cut coach, author, nutrition and fitness expert, and motivational speaker. He is a former mixed martial artist. Dolce is best known for managing the weight cuts of UFC athletes such as Johny Hendricks, Ronda Rousey and Thiago Alves. He was voted as the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 World MMA Trainer of the Year. Mike Dolce was born and raised in Belmar, New Jersey, the son of James Vincent Dolce (who worked with animals), and Joanne Cobb. At age 8 he had an obsession with muscle building and strength training which led him to become a wrestler and powerlifter in high school. By the age of 13, Dolce was wrestling competitively, and cutting weight in an attempt to earn a college scholarship. In 1993, when he was 17 years old, Dolce opened his own personal training business, which he still promotes via shadow accounts through MMA-based forums. Dolce started training as a wrestler in 1990. In 1999, Dolce began practicing mixed martial arts (MMA). As a professional MMA fighter, he fought at welterweight for the Portland Wolfpack of the International Fight League (IFL) and set the record for fastest knockout in IFL history. He won his first three professional MMA bouts. Dolce made it onto season 7 of reality TV show "The Ultimate Fighter" but was eliminated in the first round. In 2004, Dolce was hired as the head strength and conditioning coach by Team Quest in Portland, Oregon, working with Randy Couture, Dan Henderson, Nate Quarry, and Chael Sonnen. Dolce’s methods as a weight-cut coach were highlighted in 2010, after successfully managing the 45-pound weight cut for Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. In another successful weight-cut, Dolce helped Duane Ludwig. He also led Ronda Rousey through her weight cut for her championship fight against Miesha Tate. Since then, Dolce has been the weight-cut coach to many UFC athletes such as Johny Hendricks, Ronda Rousey, Gilbert Melendez, Vitor Belfort, Thiago Alves, Chael Sonnen, Mirsad Bektic, Nik Lentz, Duane Ludwig, Michael Bisping, Antonio Silva and Jake Ellenberger, helping them shed significant pounds before their fights. In 2007, Dolce published "The Dolce Diet: 3 Weeks to Shredded."