{"id":232307,"date":"2017-04-08T09:57:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T16:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=232307"},"modified":"2017-04-08T09:57:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T16:57:23","slug":"pearl-gonzalez-opens-ufc-210-confusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/pearl-gonzalez\/pearl-gonzalez-opens-ufc-210-confusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearl Gonzalez opens up on UFC 210 confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday afternoon, after UFC newcomer Pearl Gonzalez weighed-in for her scheduled UFC 210 scrap with Cynthia Calvillo<\/a>, 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 years ago, when MMA was illegal in New York, and made with female boxers in mind.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, after a period of uncertainty, Calvillo was granted permission to fight<\/a>. During a press conference following the incident, which was transcribed by MMAFighting<\/a>, Gonzalez opened up on the drama, saying:<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs I was finishing up my medical clearance after my weigh-in, the commission told me I would not fight. I think at that moment I was a little upset.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a little appalled and I said \u2018OK, can I talk to my team?\u2019 and the commissioner said \u2018Yes,\u2019 and I walked out of the room, and that was that,\u201d she said. \u201cI took a couple minutes, I regrouped myself, I came out and talked to my team, I looked at my team and said, \u2018There\u2019s no way this is off. We\u2019re fighting. Let\u2019s stay focused, let\u2019s stay positive. We\u2019re fighting tomorrow night.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never heard of such a thing,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve put it in my paperwork, I\u2019ve never lied about it, which is when they asked me if I have had a surgery, I told them. I was surprised, but there\u2019s nothing I can do about it. I\u2019m just riding my wave, enjoying this.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While the fiasco was a very public one, Gonzalez is determined to not let the confusion deter from her highly anticipated UFC debut.<\/p>\n

\"Pearl<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s out; there\u2019s nothing I can do about it. I\u2019m not going to dwell about it,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t think I wanted the world to know about my surgery and to be talked about like this. I have worked very hard to show how talented I am. I have a lot to bring to this division. And that\u2019s what I would like to be known for.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 4\/8\/2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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