UFC Fighter Shares Serious Health Issues Led to Lengthy Break: ‘I Don’t Want to Die’

UFC fighter shares serious health issues led to lengthy break: ‘I don’t want to die’

UFC fighter Tracy Cortez recently opened up about what led to her taking a year-long break from fighting.

UFC icon wants Ilia Topuria to hold three belts, Merab Dvalishvili shares his P4P rankings, Tracy Cortez talks serious health scares: MMA News Roundup

Welcome to today's edition of Sportskeeda MMA News Roundup! Chael Sonnen believes Ilia Topuria should be holding not two but three belts after UFC 317.

Tracy Cortez Reflects On Haunting Loss, Says She’s Her Own Worst Critic

Going into UFC 317, Tracy Cortez was haunted by her loss against Rose Namajunas. Cortez’s perfect record inside the Octagon came to a crashing halt around this same time last year when she suffered a unanimous decision defeat against the two-time flyweight titleholder. Since then, Cortez has bounced back, earning an impressive victory against Viviane Araujo during International Fight Week in Las Vegas. Appearing on The Ariel Helwani Show, Cortez…

‘They found tumors in my abdominal area’ — Top 10 contender underwent ‘immediate surgery’ ahead of UFC 317

Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC UFC flyweight contender Tracy Cortez, currently ranked No. 8 at 125 pounds, was training in Brazil late last year and found herself dealing with mysterious stomach pain. Unfazed, the former “Contender Series” standout brushed it off, convinced she just “ate something bad.” Instead, something bad was eating her. “They found tumors in my abdominal area, three huge ones,” Cortez told Ariel Helwani (transcribed by MMA…