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Video – Tracy Cortez cuts off hair to make 126lbs weight for UFC Denver fight with Rose Namajunas

Slated to headline her first promotional event tomorrow night on short-notice, surging flyweight contender, Tracy Cortez was forced to shed some significant hair during today’s official weigh-ins, to successfully tip the scales for her main event fight with Rose Namajunas at UFC Denver.

Cortez, who currently holds the number eleven rank in the official flyweight rankings, returns tomorrow night in her premiere main event bout since joining the promotion, fresh from a decision win over Jasmine Jasaduvicius at Noche UFC last September.

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Video - Tracy Cortez cuts off hair to make 126lbs weight for UFC Denver fight with Rose Namajunas 2

And replacing Maycee Barber in tomorrow’s return to Colorado for the organization, Tracy Cortez initially missed weight by half a pound for herfight with former two-time strawweight champion, Namajunas – coming in at 126.