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UFC’s Tracy Cortez chops hair, makes weight for Namajunas bout
Tracy Cortez made weight for her UFC essential occasion in an uncommon method.
Needing to lose roughly half a pound to get right down to 126 kilos for her flyweight bout towards Rose Namajunas, Cortez minimize off a fistful of her hair.
That did the trick, as she formally weighed in at 126 kilos on the dot Friday. Cortez then posed for the cameras, clipped hair in hand.
“What was it, .5 [pounds]?” she instructed ESPN afterward. “I used to be like, ‘No hesitation. We’ll do no matter it takes. This can be a massive alternative.'”
Cortez, 30, and her new bob will face Namajunas within the headliner Saturday night time in Denver. Namajunas, who got here in at 124.75 kilos Friday, was initially slated to battle Maycee Barber, however Barber withdrew as a consequence of ongoing well being points.
Cortez is 11-1 in her MMA profession with 11 straight wins. Namajunas (12-6), although, is a -235 favourite, based on ESPN BET.
Subject Stage Media contributed to this report.
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