A disaster day for UFC star Ailin Perez has just gotten worse as social media sleuths dug up an incriminating old Instagram post.
The bantamweight contender left fans fearing for her safety as she struggled to get on the scales and lift her arms at this morning’s weigh-ins for UFC Paris. She missed weight for the 136lb limit by half-a-pound, and her fight with Darya Zheleznyakova was thrown into doubt.
Now, MMA fans across social media are re-sharing a story she posted to Instagram mocking rival Tracy Cortez for her weigh-in ahead of fighting Rose Namajunas in July. That time around, flyweight Cortez was forced to chop off her hair in order to tip the scales on the 126lb limit.
Ailin Perez misses weight after worrying struggle to scales for UFC Paris
Ahead of UFC Paris tomorrow night, almost the entire card made weight at today’s weigh-ins. Ailin Perez was the sole fighter who failed to hit the limit, tipping the scales at 136.5lb for her fight with Zheleznyakova.
The primary concern for viewers, however, was her struggle to even make it on the scales at all. Having never previously missed weight in her 12 professional bouts, she seemed to stumble on to the scales before being asked to pose in a flexed arm position, as is customary for UFC fighters.
She found even raising her arms at that point to be difficult, leading many fans to question whether or not she should be fighting at all tomorrow night. She will have over 24 hours to replenish before the event, and the fight is officially going ahead with her opponent receiving a percentage of her purse.
Ailin Perez cuts a different figure during UFC Paris ceremonial weigh-ins
Perez seems to have rehydrated well thus far, and appeared almost a different woman as she arrived on the scales for the ceremonial weigh-ins this evening. She looked confident and soaked in boos from the Paris crowd as she headed on stage brandishing a medallion with the word ‘GOAT’.
Perez is famous for her dance moves with the crowd as well as her impressive skillset, and she showed off some of her moves on her way to the scales. She had no problem with the pose this time around and held her Argentinian flag aloft, much to the annoyance of fans in the venue.
She shared an intense face-off with her rival, before showing off her most famous dance move and soaking in all of the time possible on stage. During their entrances, host Michael Bisping noted that she had missed weight.
Ailin Perez previously mocked Tracy Cortez for near-weight miss in short-notice fight
Unfortunately for Perez, her social media past has come back to bite her after her first weight miss. Back in July, after rival Tracy Cortez took a short notice fight with Rose Namajunas, she mocked her rival for having to cut her hair in order to make the 126lb limit.
Cortez was visibly emotional as she chopped her hair in quick fashion, but her fellow fighter wasn’t convinced and decided to mock her on Instagram. “LOL,” she wrote in a story post that has since resurfaced on X, formerly Twitter.
“Wow, you really had to cut your hair to make weight. You were gifted an amazing opportunity to be a main event versus a former UFC champ and you barely made it. LOL. What a waste of an opportunity, you are showing your lack of preparation for a moment so big.”
The Instagram story clip has since gone viral, with many fans noting the irony in her statements about Cortez. One wrote that “the karma is insane,” while another added “this is hilarious”.
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