UFC Denver: Tracy Cortez cuts her hair to make weight for Colorado main event

Everyone successfully made weight for their respective bouts at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez in Denver, Colorado, but the official early-morning weigh-in session in Denver didn’t pass off without incident.

The fighters all stepped onto the scale and registered their official weights within the allowable parameters to ensure the 12-fight lineup for Ball Arena is official for Saturday night.

But there was a late scare when one half of the main event, Tracy Cortez, found herself under pressure, and running out of time, to make weight for her headline clash with former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas.

Namajunas was the first fighter to weigh in, as she registered an official weight of 124.75 pounds to make weight with ease. But there was a long wait before we finally saw Cortez officially make weight.

Cortez initially missed weight with her first attempt, coming in at 126.5 pounds. But, with time running down, she re-emerged having had some of her hair cut off, and hit 126 pounds on the nose.

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A relieved Cortez let her emotions show as she teared up after making weight for what is set to be the biggest fight of her career to date. The challenge for her is now to rehydrate fully and safely in order to make sure she’s at her best for Saturday night’s main event.

Check the full list of official weights below.