UFC star Tracy Cortez cut her HAIR to gain weight to fight Rose Namajunas.
The pair headline a 125-pound flyweight bout at Ball Arena in Denver.
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Cortez, 30, only agreed to intervene two weeks in advance after Maycee Barber, 26, withdrew.
Both could weigh a maximum of 126 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in, the day before their scheduled fight.
But Cortez was 1 pound overweight, so she cut off a lock of her hair and got back on the scale.
And it worked as the American reached the 126-pound limit to save the fight.
She said ESPN: “What was 0.5? I thought, ‘No hesitation. We’ll do whatever it takes. This is a great opportunity.'”
When Cortez returned for the ceremonial weigh-in, she did so holding the hair she cut earlier.
She was evidently emotional as Cortez cried on the scale before the fight.
Cortez is 11-1 in his career, currently on a ten-fight winning streak, having only lost in his MMA debut in 2017.
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Namajunas, 32, is a two-time UFC strawweight champion, but lost the title in 2022 to Carla Esparza, 36.
She then lost to Manon Fiorot, 34, but bounced back with victory over Amanda Ribas, 30, in March.
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