Sijara Eubanks overcame some significant hurdles to make it to the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 26.
As one of the lowest-seeded fighters on the show, Eubanks had to get past more highly regarded opponents like one-time Invicta FC flyweight title challenger DeAnna Bennett and the No. 1 seed Roxanne Modafferi for a chance to become the UFC’s first women’s champion at 125 pounds at the TUF 26 Finale. But there was one nemesis that almost tripped Eubanks up on multiple occasions.
The scale.
Thrice Eubanks was able to make the flyweight limit on the show, but ahead of her title bout with eventual champion Nicco Montano at the finale this past weekend, the 32-year-old fighter’s body finally broke down and simply refused to shed any more pounds.