She cut off her hair to make weight! 126
#UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/C01B7fYOTe— Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33)
July 12, 2024
The
UFC on ESPN 59 main event is now official, but there was some
drama on the scales.
While former
Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight champion Rose
Namajunas made flyweight easily, opponent Tracy
Cortez did not. Cortez was initially overweight at 126.5 pounds
but later weighed 126 on the dot after cutting off some of her
hair. All other fighters made weight as well.
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Namajunas (12-6) recently rebounded from a two-fight skid by
winning a unanimous decision over Amanda
Ribas. Now 1-1 at flyweight, „Thug“ will look to become a title
contender in a second division. The 32-year-old stepped on the
scale at 124.75 pounds.
Meanwhile, Cortez (11-1) is riding an impressive 11-fight win
streak. Cortez is undefeated inside the UFC, having gone 5-0 in the
promotion. Most recently, the 30-year-old picked up decision wins
over Jasmin Jasudavicius and Melissa
Gatto.
UFC on ESPN 59 will air in its entirety on ESPN and ESPN+. Prelims
begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, while the main card starts at 10 p.m.
ET/7 p.m. PT.
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)