Just after successfully weighing-in ahead of her scheduled UFC debut with Cynthia Calvillo, Pearl Gonzalez has been pulled from UFC 210 by the New York State Athletic Commission for having fake breasts, which apparently is not allowed in mixed martial arts there.
Not sure how no one on her team didn’t know this, especially before such a huge opportunity.
The rule is as follows:
From the New York State Athletic Commission rule book… Alrighty then #UFC210 pic.twitter.com/4E0HMIE7sx
— Josh Sánchez (@jnsanchez) April 7, 2017
According to MMAFighting.com, female fighters have been allowed to compete previously, so it’s not entirely clear why the commission is cracking down on Gonzalez.
I believe with this being UFC’s first year of fights in the state, officials aren’t willing to leave anything to chance and are making sure nothing hems up the sport’s newly granted ability to rake in the cash in NY.
Either way, with this being her debut, Gonzales’ people should’ve been double & triple checking before allowing her to be publicly embarrassed in what should have been one of the biggest moments of her career.
Hopefully she finds handlers that do a better job of making sure she’s in compliance. A certain amount of blame has to fall on her shoulders for this, but at this level, a fighter’s job is to prepare to fight. The logistics are supposed to be being handled by her/his people.