Tracy Cortez has a large most important occasion showdown with Rose Namajunas this weekend at UFC Denver and was going to do something she wanted to so as to get to the dance. This included chopping off her hair to efficiently make weight throughout Friday’s official weigh ins (replay HERE).
Whereas Cortez is stepping up on brief discover to fill in for an injured Maycee Barber she was nonetheless anticipated to hit the 126-pound benchmark for her headliner in opposition to “Thug Rose.” Cortez has solely missed weight as soon as earlier than in UFC, however didn’t wish to repeat that main as much as the largest alternative of her younger profession.
Not like some fighters who would step on the dimensions heavy, obtain their monetary penalty, and transfer on, Cortez did every thing she may to efficiently weigh in. Sadly for her, this meant reducing off a few of her hair to make the contractual weight of 126 kilos. It possible wasn’t a straightforward resolution for Cortez to make, however she opted to chop off a considerable quantity of her hair to get the job performed.
Battle followers ultimately noticed Cortez come out on stage and step on the dimensions for a closing time. She was visibly upset and commenced to cry as she held her hair up and weighed in. Fortunately, her efforts paid off and she or he lower sufficient weight to make her most important occasion official.
Later Friday, video footage surfaced capturing the second Cortez determined to chop her hair. Her group was within the again supporting her as she yelled at them to “f—king chop it.” Her ponytail was lopped off and the remainder is historical past. Test it out beneath:
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