Report: NYSAC pulls Gonzalez from UFC 210 due to breast implants

Strawweight Pearl Gonzalez has been pulled from her UFC debut at UFC 210 against Cynthia Calvillo in Buffalo, reports Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com.

Apparently, that's due to a New York State Athletic Commission guideline prohibiting female fighters with breast implants from competing, citing "concern over rupture."

The UFC has yet to address the bout's reported cancellation.

Gonzalez successfully weighed in for the main card fight Friday, though she cut it close, arriving just 10 minutes before the deadline, and wasn't informed of the guideline until after she'd made the strawweight limit. The timing of her promotional debut's demise is surprising, since the newcomer presumably passed all the pre-fight medicals required to obtain a license to fight in the Empire State. However, the commission's medical forms apparently don't mention breast implants:

According to MMA Fighting's Marc Raimondi, female fighters with breast implants have competed in the state before.

Asked about Gonzalez, NYSAC executive director Anthony Giardina said, "I don't want to talk about that right now," according to Helwani.