(Zoila will likely be out of commission until early to mid 2012)
Bellator women’s strawweight champion Zoila Frausto-Gurgel announced today via Twitter that she has torn one of her anterior cruciate ligaments and has been forced to pull out of a scheduled November 12 title defense at Bellator 57 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
“Warrior Princess,” who was originally slated to take on Jessica Aguilar this month before an injury forced JAG out of the bout. A broken hand she sustained in her Bellator 35 non-title bout win over Karina Hallinan in March left her sidelined for a few months while she rehabbed the injury. Zoila says she is awaiting a date for surgery and will remain in shape via strength and conditioning while she waits for the injury to heal, but it’s unlikely that Mrs. Jorge Gurgel will be back to defend her belt until at least April of 2012 if all goes well with physiotherapy and there are no complications with the procedure.