Corinne Laframboise Learned of Pregnancy Days Before Contender Series Bout

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UAE Warriors women's flyweight champion Corinne Laframboise was scheduled to take on Rainn Guerrero on Dana White’s Contender Series last week. Laframboise thought that her doctor was joking when she received a text informing her of her pregnancy with six days left before the bout.

While the doctor had initially expected twins, Laframboise is happy to now know that it’s a healthy girl.

“I was in the car waiting for my fiancé and it was like the entire world stopped — we didn't expect it,” the Canadian flyweight told BBC. “The day after we did the scan to see if there was a baby or a mistake [by the doctor], and there was one baby. We heard the heartbeat, we saw the two arms, two feet. And [now] we know it's a girl. And she's healthy, no problem.”

An injury coincidentally made Laframboise avoid sparring leading up to her scheduled Contender Series bout. Laframboise was glad to have not risked her baby’s health.

“The first weekend I was supposed to spar, two days before I hurt my ankle,” she said. “My foot was all blue and I was unable to spar for the entire training camp. I was doing swimming, I was doing more pad stuff. So I didn't get hit, I didn't get hit in the belly. So I think life made that situation happen because all the events… I think everything happens for a reason.”