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Pearl Gonzalez fires back after Curtis Blaydes criticizes female fighters
Pearl Gonzalez has some choice words for her fellow Chicagoan, top UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes. On Thursday, Blaydes drummed up some controversy by suggesting that some female fighters are given preferential treatment based on their looks, rather than their athletic accomplishments. “I’m a girl dad so lemme make this clear I’m not against female […]
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Video | Pearl Gonzalez beaks opponent’s arm at CJJ Worlds 3
Former UFC women’s strawweight contender and current Invicta FC women’s flyweight contender Pearl Gonzalez broke her opponent’s arm at CJJ Worlds 3 on Saturday. Gonzalez took on Lilian Borja at the Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds 3 in Monterrey, Mexico on Saturday. The match aired on Fight Pass. As you can see from the video below, Gonzalez […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Ignited by Chicago roots, Pearl Gonzalez set to shine as strong female athlete and role model
Chicago is known for some pretty famous athletes. Names like Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Frank Thomas, Paul Konerko, Sammy Sosa, Anthony Rizzo, and so many others have been engraved in the city’s sports history, but what about the female athletes? What about MMA fighters from Chicago? While there are a few climbing up the ranks […]
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Pearl Gonzalez reflects on UFC 210 breast implant confusion
Earlier this month, following the UFC 210 early weigh-ins, UFC women’s bantamweight Pearl Gonzalez was informed that she would be unable to compete the following evening due to her breast implants. Reports from those in attendance at the weigh-ins immediately began to emerge, revealing that Gonzalez would be unable to fight due to the implants. […]
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UFC 210 Results: Cythnia Calvillo submits Pearl Gonzalez
UFC 210 Results: Cythnia Calvillo vs. Pearl Gonzalez A bout between Cythnia Calvillo and Pearl Gonzalez took place on tonight’s UFC 210 main card in Buffalo, New York. Round one begins and Calvillo is throwing punches in bunches early. Pearl responds with a hard right. Calvillo with a high kick but it’s blocked. She kicks […]
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Pearl Gonzalez opens up on UFC 210 confusion
Friday afternoon, after UFC newcomer Pearl Gonzalez weighed-in for her scheduled UFC 210 scrap with Cynthia Calvillo, she was informed by the NYSAC that she would not be allowed to compete on Saturday night due to her breast implants. The MMA community was quickly enraged over the matter, given that the rule was made several […]
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Pearl Gonzalez vs. Cynthia Calvillo back on for UFC 210
In a surprising turn of events, Pearl Gonzalez has now been cleared to make her UFC strawweight debut Saturday night in New York against Cynthia Calvillo after much uncertainty regarding the star’s debut. After Gonzalez weighed-in for the scrap Friday morning, news begun to surface that Gonzalez had been pulled from the card and was […]
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MMA community stunned as Pearl Gonzalez pulled from UFC 210 last minute
Friday morning, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier made headlines as he missed weight for his scheduled UFC 210 title fight with Anthony Johnson tomorrow night in New York. Cormier then made headlines once again as he controversially made weight by pressing on the privacy towel, offsetting his weight and aiding him in appearing to […]