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Psychedelics in Training: Retired Fighter Launches Controversial App

4/6/2026

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Dante Liberato, a retired cage fighter, has drawn attention for using psychedelics in training, including a 500-mile run from Manitou Springs to Moab with LSD and psilocybin.
He founded Couchmilk, an app-based program that blends psychedelic use with training and claims all fighters win.
Filmmaker Fernando Gonzalez is producing a documentary titled "Dante" about ceremonial versus performance-enhancement psychedelics, aiming to reduce stigma, but sponsorship is challenging due to controversy.

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Dante Liberato, a retired cage fighter, has drawn attention for using psychedelics in training, including a 500-mile run from Manitou Springs to Moab with LSD and psilocybin.
He founded Couchmilk, an app-based program that blends psychedelic use with training and claims all fighters win.
Filmmaker Fernando Gonzalez is producing a documentary titled "Dante" about ceremonial versus performance-enhancement psychedelics, aiming to reduce stigma, but sponsorship is challenging due to controversy.