Nicco Montano has broken her silence after being stripped of the UFC women’s flyweight title Friday. Montano (4-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was hospitalized Friday prior to being scheduled to weigh in for her planned UFC 228 co-main event title defense against Valentina Shevchenko (15-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC). She said issues with her kidneys were the culprit, and a long layoff filled with injuries prior to winning the title in December didn’t help, either.
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