In a perfect world, amateur MMA fighter Brye Anne Russillo would like to fight in a much lighter weight class. She's slated to take part in a 150-pound Aggressive Combat Championships fight against a fellow fighter named Paige Lian in Queens, N.Y. on Saturday night. However, Russillo can't drop down to a lower weight class, and it's all because of her breasts.
Russillo—who hails from New York City and works as a pastry chef and bartender when she's not fighting—has double-D breasts. And as she explained to the website My MMA News recently, she's been forced to take on fighters bigger than her during his brief MMA career simply because her breasts move her up to a higher weight class.
"I can't cut my tits off and put them on the side," she said. "They weigh 12 pounds."
Point taken. That's not Russillo's only problem, either. While she loves fighting and showing everyone who expects her to be a "Barbie doll" that she has what it takes to win in the ring, she also says that the owner of the nightclub where she works has threatened to fire her if she gets a black eye. It's not stopping her from pursuing an MMA career anyway.
"If you find a hobby late in life, follow it," said the mother of one. "I have a child and [am] turning 30 in a couple of months, and I'm glad I followed my passion."
Even if it means moving up to a weight class outside of her comfort zone.
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[via New York Post]
