Report: NYSAC pulls Gonzalez from UFC 210 due to breast implants
Strawweight Pearl Gonzalez has been pulled from her UFC debut at UFC 210 against Cynthia Calvillo in Buffalo, reports Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com.
Apparently, that's due to a New York State Athletic Commission guideline prohibiting female fighters with breast implants from competing, citing "concern over rupture."
This is from the NYSAC rules, re: fighters with breast implants. pic.twitter.com/0SbkM3EkgI
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 7, 2017
The UFC has yet to address the bout's reported cancellation.
Gonzalez successfully weighed in for the main card fight Friday, though she cut it close, arriving just 10 minutes before the deadline, and wasn't informed of the guideline until after she'd made the strawweight limit. The timing of her promotional debut's demise is surprising, since the newcomer presumably passed all the pre-fight medicals required to obtain a license to fight in the Empire State. However, the commission's medical forms apparently don't mention breast implants:
@Patrick_Wyman looking at NYSAC forms, neither the licence application or the medical questionairre mention implants anywhere
— Dave/Dim (@dimspace) April 7, 2017
According to MMA Fighting's Marc Raimondi, female fighters with breast implants have competed in the state before.
Asked about Gonzalez, NYSAC executive director Anthony Giardina said, "I don't want to talk about that right now," according to Helwani.