UFC fighter Tracy Cortez took an unusual strategy when trying to make weight on Friday. After attempts to shave off a pound ahead of the weigh-in were unsuccessful, she brought out the scissors.

Tracy Cortez cut off some hair in order in order to the make 126-pound weight threshold. Screengrab via X/@ufc. The bout will mark Cortez’s first since September 2023, when she beat Jasmine ...

Tracy Cortez made weight for her UFC main event in an unusual way. Needing to lose roughly half a pound to get down to 126 pounds for her flyweight bout against Rose Namajunas , Cortez cut off a ...

Video of Tracy Cortez cutting her hair to make weight for UFC on ESPN 59. Stephen Douglas | Jul 12, 2024. Cortez during weigh ins for UFC 274. / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports.

Cortez shared a video of the moment she made the decision to cut off her hair backstage on Instagram after initially weighing in at 126.5 pounds, a half-pound over the flyweight non-title limit.

Tracy Cortez made weight for her UFC main event in an unusual way. Needing to lose roughly half a pound in order to get down to 126 pounds for her flyweight bout against Rose Namajunas, Cortez cut ...

Rose Namajunas beat short-notice opponent Tracy Cortez at UFC on ESPN 59. However, the former champion was suspicious of the weight discrepancy during the weigh-ins.

Tracy Cortez had to chop off some hair and shed some tears, but she hit 126 pounds for the #UFCDenver main event vs. Rose Namajunas. ...

UFC fighter Tracy Cortez took an unusual strategy when trying to make weight on Friday. After attempts to shave off a pound ahead of the weigh-in were unsuccessful, she brought out the scissors.