She reduce off her hair to make weight! 126
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— Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33)
July 12, 2024
The
UFC on ESPN 59 fundamental occasion is now official, however there was some
drama on the scales.
Whereas former
Final Preventing Championship strawweight champion Rose
Namajunas made flyweight simply, opponent Tracy
Cortez didn’t. Cortez was initially chubby at 126.5 kilos
however later weighed 126 kilos on the dot after slicing off a few of
her hair. All different fighters made weight as nicely.
Commercial
Namajunas (12-6) lately rebounded from a two-fight skid by
profitable a unanimous choice over Amanda
Ribas. Now 1-1 at flyweight, “Thug Rose” will look to grow to be a
title contender in a second division. The 32-year-old stepped on
the size at 124.75 kilos.
In the meantime, Cortez (11-1) is driving a formidable 11-fight win
streak. Cortez is undefeated contained in the UFC, having gone 5-0 within the
promotion. Most lately, the 30-year-old picked up choice wins
over Jasmine
Jasudavicius and Melissa
Gatto.
UFC on ESPN 59 will air in its entirety on ESPN and ESPN+ on
Saturday. Prelims start at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, whereas the primary card
begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
UFC on ESPN 59 Weigh-in Outcomes:
Rose
Namajunas (124.75) vs. Tracy
Cortez (126)
Santiago
Ponzinibbio (171) vs. Muslim
Salikhov (171)
Drew
Dober (155) vs. Jean Silva
(155)
Gabriel
Bonfim (171) vs. Ange Loosa
(170)
Julian
Erosa (145.5) vs. Christian
Rodriguez (145.5)
Abdul
Razak Alhassan (185) vs. Cody
Brundage (185.5)
Charles
Johnson (125.5) vs. Joshua Van
(125)
Jasmine
Jasudavicius (125) vs. Fatima
Kline (125)
Da’Mon
Blackshear (135.5) vs. Montel
Jackson (135)
Mariya
Agapova (125) vs. Luana
Santos (125)
Josh
Fremd (186) vs. Andre
Petroski (185.5)
Evan
Elder (170) vs. Darrius
Flowers (170)
