from a guy who has done power lifting as well as been a fighter needing to drop weight you dont need to cut your calories, all you need to do is increase your activity level, power lifting training for me had huge amounts of rest periods, which was fine but it didnt keep muy heart rate high so i did gain fat, what you need to do is stay on your feet for longer, get yourself a step counter and set yourself realistic goals, start it when you're dressed in the morning and check it at night, do your normal routine for a week then set a table as to how many steps you did each day... then add 1000 simply by getting up a few hours before bed and go for a walk, not a jog, a walk, not some slow snail walk either, somethign to raise your heart slightly, contract your muscles as you do so, this will help with spreading out the oxygen through your body and help raise the effectiveness of the walking, you'd actually be surprised how little people walk each day, simply by increasing the amount we walk each and everyday it increases our metabolic rate, this will make you drop fat and at the same time also help to increase your strength because you are able to digest your foods more effectively and maybe even have room for a free meal, preferebly something packed with micronutrients rather than say chicken or sweet potato etc... something like a mixed salad with spinach, broccoli, oils, asparagus etc, just something to up the effectiveness of your internal organs rather than focusing on your muscles, also make your pre workout meal a spicy one... when i want to cut fat my pre workout meal i'll put some oil in a pan throw in some dry peanuts and some chilli powder and i'll eat that with half a cup of milk and either a pre workout drink or a simple energy drink :P also i like to chew gum during training when trying to drop weight, not really sure why just stops me over drinking water i guess , although when dropping weight drinking extra water than usual really helps, also invest in some mixed fibre stuff, i always have a tub of "ON fitness fibre" it helps correct any imbalances in my diet where i take in too many unsoluble fibres and end up clogged up, simple mistake, but upping your fibre levels will help, not sure why im rambling might have something to do with still having lots of energy left, someone remind me to up the volume in my workouts xD anyway good luck.