AUSTRALIAN knockout artist Mark Hunt has revealed he will make a bold move to reduce his weight by up to 30kgs as he bids to climb back up the UFC heavyweight rankings.

Hunt told Submission Radio that he is prepared for a lifestyle overhaul after his five-round pounding at the hands of American Stipe Miocic at UFC Fight Night in Adelaide on May 9.

Hunt, who is based in Sydney, has slipped to No. 7 on the heavyweights list and virtually cost himself a place as the headline act at UFC 193 in Melbourne in November.

And the “Super Samoan” is determined to make amends, starting with his heavy frame.

“I normally sit around close to 140kg on my off time,” Hunt said.

“So right now I’m trying to bring my fat a--- back to 110-115 so I can actually compete with these guys.

“That wasn’t a good night in my office, that wasn’t even a fight. That was me getting a hiding.

“And so I don’t want to do that ever again, otherwise why am I even competing? I might as well just hang it up.

“But I do apologise. I can’t apologise enough to my team that I’ve wasted all their time. It was like 12 weeks of wasting time.”

Hunt, 41, blamed an overload of water and a lack of carbohydrates for his disappointing showing that resulted in a swollen and battered head.

“I was drinking a lot of drinks and my mind was saying ‘you’re not hungry so you must be content’,” Hunt said.

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“And my trainer did say ‘Mark, have some pasta before you go to bed, blah, blah, blah’ but I ended up not feeling hungry and I was fine.

“And I made a silly mistake, and that’s what happens. But you know, my features, I’m all good.

“A lot of people have said “I think it’s time to hang it up”. Well I don’t think it’s the same thing, because I love what I do and that was just a bad error I made.

“And you can’t really make these errors, especially when you’re fighting at the top, because they’ll fix you up, just like I got fixed up.”

While he is determined to fight on the Melbourne card, Hunt admitted the chance to be the headline act at Etihad Stadium had passed him by.

“Of course I’d love to fight on the Melbourne card. I don’t have anybody in mind,” Hunt said.

“I don’t deserve the headliner because I got beaten down and stuff, but I do feel like I should be on the card somewhere, and I’ll be looking to come back stronger than ever and I’ll be getting ready to battle.”

Alistair Overeem looms as a potential rematch, but Hunt said he will “dance with anyone”.

“I feel like I’m the best fighter in the world,” he said.

“I mean, everyone goes through a couple of losses. I’ll rematch anyone and I’ll fight with anybody, anytime. It just depends on what’s happening with how UFC see me and their offer. So we’ll see how it goes and who it is for the next fight.”