Bellator female champ Zoila Gurgel announces ACL tear, facing surgical repair

Bellator Fighting Championships female champion Zoila Gurgel has been forced to withdraw from a planned Bellator 57
non-title fight with Carina Damm.

Gurgel announced the withdrawal today on her Twitter account, citing a torn ACL as the issue.

“I jus…

Bellator Fighting Championships female champion Zoila Gurgel has been forced to withdraw from a planned Bellator 57
non-title fight with Carina Damm.

Gurgel announced the withdrawal today on her Twitter account, citing a torn ACL as the issue.

“I just took an MRI of my knee yesterday and results came back; I
completely tore my ACL,” Gurgel stated. “It’s off to surgery hopefully soon and back to the
training ASAP.”