Tracy Cortez loves all of the background noise forward of her fights.
Whereas the top-ten ranked flyweight contender describes herself as a personal individual, Cortez usually finds herself within the headlines, whether or not or not it’s for her weight-cutting woes in opposition to Rose Namajunas that compelled her to chop off a bit of her hair, the very public breakup with fellow UFC fighter Brian Ortega, or nerds on livestreams who don’t know easy methods to conduct themselves respectfully.
Cortez has additionally been forthcoming about her psychological well being points, which prompted her to take a while away from the Octagon in 2022 and 2023.
Sadly, a lot of the “drama” has urged combat followers to show in opposition to her. Particularly after struggling her first UFC loss in opposition to Namajunas final July. However Cortez is refusing to let any of the nasty headlines or the naysayers drag her down.
The truth is, she embraces it.
“I’m a really non-public individual,” Cortez mentioned on the JAXXON podcast. “I don’t like individuals figuring out my [expletive]. However I do really feel like once I do combat, there’s a number of noise and personally, I thrive off it. I find it irresistible. I really like the stress. It’s like, give it to me, you recognize? Let me show you [expletive] improper.”
Tracy Cortez returns to the Octagon at UFC 317
Cortez will try to make use of a few of that gas on Saturday, June 28, when she returns to the Octagon for a conflict with Viviane Araujo at UFC 317 throughout Worldwide Combat Week in Las Vegas.
Total, Cortez is 11-2 in her combined martial arts profession, with 5 of these victories coming within the UFC. After incomes wins over Vanessa Melo, Stephanie Egger, Justin Kish, Melissa Gatto, and Jasmine Jasudavicius, her momentum was halted throughout a short-notice scrap with Rose Namajunas.
Now, she’ll have the possibility to get again into the win column and proceed her climb manner up the flyweight rankings in opposition to Araujo.
