The theory making the rounds on the MMA internet goes something like this: Former UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano was so terrified of fighting Valentina Shevchenko that she accepted the bout at UFC 228 and intentionally showed up horrifically overweight, all so she could hospitalize herself during the weight cut, thereby fulfilling her plan to not fight and not get paid. Somehow this brilliant strategy backfired, and she was stripped of her title . Or maybe that was the plan too, depending on which conspiracy theorist you talk to. This kind of thing happens every once in a while
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