Gillian
Robertson is not completely off of marijuana even during her
fight camps.
Robertson is a known advocate of marijuana and a regular consumer.
She is scheduled to challenge Mackenzie
Dern for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s women’s strawweight title at
UFC
330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
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Robertson recently discussed her marijuana consumption habits
leading up to her first UFC title shot. While UFC has removed
marijuana from its list of banned substances, some athletic
commissions still don’t allow athletes to compete under the active
influence of cannabis. If an athletic commission allows marijuana,
Robertson smokes until the day of the weigh-ins.
However, the Canadian doesn’t like to smoke on fight night.
Marijuana sparked a massive debate after Nick Diaz’s win
over Takanori
Gomi was overturned because he tested positive for
cannabis.
Gillian Robertson Reveals She Still Uses Marijuana During UFC
Fight Camps
“420 is the only holiday that I celebrate… Honestly, during fight
week, I tune it down a little bit,” Robertson told Ariel Helwani.
“I still smoke all through fight camp, and then, during fight week,
it depends, obviously, on the commission and whether we’re allowed
to or not. And if we are, I usually will smoke up to weigh-in day,
and then fight day, I don’t like to smoke… I do think it helps with
recovery, relaxing, and things like that, but I don’t see the
[performance-enhancing] benefits.”
Robertson (17-8) is currently on a five-fight winning streak.
Meanwhile, Dern (16-5) won the vacant strawweight title in a
rematch against Virna
Jandiroba this past October to extend her winning streak to
three.
Gillian
Robertson breaks down her approach to cannabis during fight
camp:„I still smoke all through fight camp, and then, during fight week,
it depends, obviously, on the commission and whether we’re allowed
to or not.If we are, I usually will smoke up to weigh-in day, and… pic.twitter.com/0OzD1hQ3go
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
June 30, 2026